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oTranscribe vs Whisper
Both stand on transcription software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan Open source Self-hostedWeb
oTranscribe is a manual transcription workspace with useful playback controls and several export options. Export your work regularly, since browser storage may be unreliable and saved transcripts do not transfer between computers.
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Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+2
Whisper provides multilingual speech-processing capabilities as locally installable, MIT-licensed code and model weights. Performance varies by language, and the turbo model is not intended for translation.
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| oTranscribe | Whisper | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Runs on | Self-hosted, Web | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | See the plans |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | otranscribe.com | github.com |
| On transcription software | #1 of 46 | #2 of 46 |
oTranscribe: what it does well
- Playback shortcuts include speed controls and rewind.
- Clickable timestamps jump to a point in the recording.
- Exports Markdown, plain text, and oTranscribe files.
- Audio and transcript data stay on the local computer.
What to know first
- Does not transcribe audio automatically.
- Works on desktop computers only.
- Saved transcripts cannot be accessed from another computer.
- YouTube support and Google Drive export do not work offline.
Whisper: what it does well
- Supports transcription, translation and language identification
- Includes six model sizes with different tradeoffs
- Code and weights are MIT-licensed
- Offers command-line and Python interfaces
- Exports TXT, VTT, SRT, TSV, JSON and JSONL
What to know first
- Requires ffmpeg for installation
- Rust may be needed if a prebuilt wheel is unavailable
- VRAM needs range from approximately 1 GB to 10 GB
- Turbo is not trained for translation
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