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| Audio transcription | 86/100 TXT · Output attached | 70/100 TXT · Output attached | Active task |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Speechify Audio transcription 86/100 Seven-aspect task score Speechify Studio delivers a responsive cloud transcription pipeline. On the 38.86s speech benchmark, server recognition finished in 11.15s with 79.4% word accuracy, 90.0% keyword recall, and accurate verification code capture. Free accounts can directly export native .TXT, .SRT, and .VTT files without aggressive paywall friction. Tested export TXT · Output attached Historical test · 2026-11-04 | Cleanvoice AI Audio transcription 70/100 Seven-aspect task score Cleanvoice AI includes 30 free signup minutes (no credit card) and its Summarize workflow generates speaker-labeled transcripts with native exports in 9 formats (.TXT, .SRT, .VTT, .TTML); it captures all 68 spoken words, though spaces around numeric punctuation and a ~280s async queue make it best suited for batch podcast post-production. Tested export TXT · Output attached Historical test · 2026-11-05 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Speechify personal and voice assistant core subscription plans · 2026-10-29 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-29 ↗ Free Free Free Basic text to speech up to 1.5x speed across devices 10 basic robotic voices, cross-platform listening sync;Text to speech features only, no premium neural voices;Free forever;No expiration Premium (Monthly)2026-10-29 ↗ USD 29/month — Monthly Unlimited natural voice listening, up to 5x speed, voice typing dictation 1000+ premium natural voices, 60+ languages, OCR scan & listen, AI summaries, cloud drive integrations, AI podcasts;Auto-renews monthly at $29/month;Auto-renews monthly;Valid until end of billing cycle Premium (Annual)2026-10-29 ↗ — USD 139/year Annual Unlimited natural voice listening, up to 5x speed, voice typing dictation 1000+ premium natural voices, 60+ languages, OCR scan & listen, AI summaries, cloud drive integrations, AI podcasts;Billed annually at $139/year (~$11.58/mo equivalent, saves 60%);Auto-renews annually;Valid for one year 3 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Free tier provides 10 robotic voices and up to 1.5x speed; Premium tier costs $29/month or $139 billed yearly (approx. $11.58/mo, 60% savings) with 1000+ natural voices, 60+ languages, and voice typing. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms unverified Speechify Official Pricing Page ↗ · 2026-10-29 Capture 1 ↗ | Sitewide audio cleanup, voice enhancement, and podcast editing pricing · 2026-10-29 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free Trial2026-10-29 ↗ Free trial Trial Trial 30 minutes processed audio trial, no credit card required Full access to filler words removal, denoiser, studio sound, and timeline export;One-time trial quota;No auto-renewal;Until quota exhausted Pay as You Go (5 Hours)2026-10-29 ↗ USD 11 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 5 hours of processed audio ($2.20/hour) Full feature access across web app and developer API;One-time credit purchase;No recurring renewal;Valid for 2 years Subscription 10h (Monthly)2026-10-29 ↗ USD 11/month — Monthly 10 hours of processed audio per month ($1.10/hour) All features, multitrack editing, timeline export, credit rollover up to 30h Rules [1] [2]Subscription 10h (Annual)2026-10-29 ↗ — USD 110/year Annual 10 hours per month billed annually ($0.92/hour equivalent) All features, multitrack editing, timeline export, credit rollover;Billed annually at $110/year;Auto-renews annually;Valid for one year Subscription 30h (Monthly)2026-10-29 ↗ USD 28/month — Monthly 30 hours of processed audio per month ($0.93/hour) All features, multitrack editing, timeline export, credit rollover up to 90h Rules [1] [2]5 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Includes a 30-minute free trial without credit card; Pay As You Go credits start at $11 (valid 2 years); monthly subscriptions at $11/mo (10h), $28/mo (30h), and $90/mo (100h); annual subscriptions at $110/yr, $300/yr, and $900/yr; unused credits roll over up to 3x. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancellation and refund terms unverified Cleanvoice AI Official Pricing Page ↗ · 2026-10-29 Capture 1 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Free account can transcribe audio/video and export complete text and subtitles | 30 minutes of free processing upon registration (no credit card required); 38.86s audio clip deducts 1 minute credit |
| Cancellation & refunds | Not verified | Not verified |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Not verified | Not verified |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Word accuracy: 79.4% · Keyword recall: 90% · Verification token: Pass · Audio duration: 38.9s | Word accuracy: 79.4% · Keyword recall: 60% · Verification token: Fail · Audio duration: 38.9s |
| Fixture findings | 79.4% word accuracy and 90.0% keyword recall with direct native .TXT, .SRT, and .VTT export. | On the 38.86s English speech anchor, it captures all 68 words (79.4% word accuracy, 60.0% keyword recall), scoring 39.8/65 on strict string matching because punctuation formatting inserts spaces around numbers and hyphens (e.g., "$14 ,850 .50", "2026 -0814") and lemmatizes "Verified" to "Verify". |
| Original historical observation | Speechify Studio AI Captions transcribed 38.86s benchmark audio in 11.15s and offered immediate native .TXT export. | Uploaded the 38.86s speech master (anchor_transcribe_v1/audio.mp3) to the Cleanvoice Beta workspace (https://app.cleanvoice.ai/beta) with Summarize enabled; audio cleanup finished in 57.27s and queued transcription completed at 280.18s, exporting a 497 B native plain-text transcript (output.txt) via the Transcription Export dialog. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Not verified | Not verified |
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| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | TXT · Output attached · Check watermark record | TXT · Output attached · Check watermark record |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | Native .TXT transcript and .SRT / .VTT subtitle deliverables (68 words) | Native .TXT plain text and .SRT / .VTT / .iTT / .TTML subtitle deliverables (68 words, 497 B) |
| Watermark observation | Not verified | Not verified |
| Batch & API | Not verified | Not verified |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 11.15s · End-to-end reference: 11.15s | Network-observed server wait: 280.18s · End-to-end reference: 281.68s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-11-04 · anchor_transcribe_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-11-05 · anchor_transcribe_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) |
| Repeated tests & reliability | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. |
| Interaction experience | ||
| Account requirements | Not verified | Not verified |
| Sign-in methods | Supports Google OAuth, Apple ID, and email/password | Supports Google OAuth, Microsoft OAuth, and email sign-in |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Not verified | Enabling Summarize (Creates transcript, summary, and social posts) after uploading audio automatically generates speaker-labeled (SPEAKER_00) timestamped transcripts and provides 9 native export options including Text Only, Text (Speakers & Timecodes), .SRT, .VTT, .iTT, and .TTML (02_result.png, 03_download.png). |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Speechify Inc. | Sigmoid Creativity S.R.L. |
| Recorded origin | United States | Bucharest, Romania (founded in 2021) |
| Domain history record | Domain registered in 2017 | Domain registered in 2021 |
| Background & reputation assessment | Not verified | Formally registered EU company (Sigmoid Creativity S.R.L.) with public registry numbers, SLA documentation, and developer SDKs. |
| External reputation record | Founded by Brown University alumnus Cliff Weitzman; over 60M users; 2025 Apple Design Award winner. | Operated by Romanian entity Sigmoid Creativity S.R.L. (Trade Registry J2021008970407, Tax RO44318031) with formal DPA, SLA, and EU GDPR privacy framework. |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Processing location unconfirmed | Processing location unconfirmed |
| Third-party tracking record | Google Tag Manager · Segment · Stripe | Privasee · Stripe |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Not verified | Operates under EU GDPR and formal DPA on European cloud clusters for acoustic enhancement and ASR transcription, with instant asset deletion in History. |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 33 / 35 Credit and subscription tiers display exact per-hour rates, and the workspace header transparently displays remaining free trial minutes (Credit 29m -> 28m), deducting 1 credit for the 38.86s clip with no credit card required (01_landing.png). | |
| Interaction restraint | 28 / 30 Enabling Summarize (Creates transcript, summary, and social posts) after uploading audio automatically generates speaker-labeled (SPEAKER_00) timestamped transcripts and provides 9 native export options including Text Only, Text (Speakers & Timecodes), .SRT, .VTT, .iTT, and .TTML (02_result.png, 03_download.png). | |
| Background & reputation | 16 / 20 Formally registered EU company (Sigmoid Creativity S.R.L.) with public registry numbers, SLA documentation, and developer SDKs. | |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 Operates under EU GDPR and formal DPA on European cloud clusters for acoustic enhancement and ASR transcription, with instant asset deletion in History. | |
| Task quality | 55.8 / 65 Measured anchor metrics: word_accuracy_pct=79.4 · keyword_recall_pct=90 · token_preserved=true · duration_sec=38.9 | 39.8 / 65 Standard 38.86s English speech master benchmark: achieved 79.4% word accuracy (68/68 words) and 60.0% keyword recall (6/10); points were deducted because punctuation formatting inserted spaces around hyphens and decimals (e.g. "$14 ,850 .50", "2026 -0814", "99 .4 %") and normalized "Verified" to "Verify" ("Realtest Transcribe Verify 2026") (39.8/65). |
| Deliverable specifications | 16 / 20 Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Export spec: Native .TXT transcript and .SRT / .VTT subtitle deliverables (68 words) | 16 / 20 Free trial account natively exports plain text (.TXT), speaker/timecode text, .SRT, .VTT, .iTT, and Adobe Premiere .TTML subtitle files (16.0/20). |
| Processing speed | 13 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 11.15s (API mode: async_verified; network upload 0s / end-to-end 11.15s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 5 / 15 Free-tier asynchronous queue first completed audio cleanup (57.27s) followed by queued ASR transcription and summarization in 280.18s total (5.0/15). |

