Rev

Rev turns recordings into text. Upload audio or video, or record on its mobile app, and its AI produces a transcript or captions in minutes. When the transcript has to be right, such as for legal, research or published captions, you can order a human-checked version that Rev guarantees at 99% accuracy, paid per minute. It also has AI tools to summarise and question your transcripts, and translated subtitles done by people.

Pick it when accuracy matters more than price: interviews you will quote, recordings that may end up as evidence, or captions that must meet accessibility rules. For cheap bulk AI transcription, TurboScribe costs much less; for meeting notes, Otter, Fathom or Fireflies join the call for you. Rev's strength is the human option sitting next to the AI one.

The catch: Rev has repositioned around legal and investigative work, so its plans and features (deposition citations, Clio integration) are aimed at law firms rather than general business users. Human transcription and foreign subtitles get expensive quickly, and the AI transcripts still trip on strong accents and crosstalk.

• Law firms
• Journalists
• Researchers
• Video producers
• Investigators

Lawyers, researchers, journalists and businesses that need transcripts or captions they can rely on.

• AI transcription

  Turns audio and video into a timestamped transcript with speaker labels in minutes.

• Human transcription

  Professional transcribers check the text, with 99% accuracy guaranteed.

• Captions and subtitles

  AI or human captions for video, and translated subtitles in many languages by people.

• AI analysis

  Summarise transcripts, ask questions across files and use ready-made workflow templates.

• Mobile recorder

  Record meetings, interviews or dictation on your phone and send them straight for transcription.

• Free

  Free

  Occasional transcripts.

  • 45 AI transcription and caption minutes a month
  • English only
  • Mobile app for recording
• Our pick

  Essentials

  $29.99/seat/mo, or $25.49 billed yearly

  Small firms and regular users.

  • 5,000 AI minutes per user a month, up to 3 users
  • English and Spanish
  • Workflow templates
  • Discount on human transcription

• Pro

  $59.99/seat/mo, or $47.99 billed yearly

  Teams working across many files and languages.

  • 10,000 AI minutes per user a month, up to 5 users
  • 37+ languages
  • Custom workflows and image analysis
  • Clio integration

• Unlimited

  Custom

  Firms and agencies with large volumes.

  • Unlimited usage
  • Custom set-up and support

Prices in USD unless noted, checked 22 October 2026. Vendors change plans often, so confirm on their site before you buy.

Ways Rev can slot into your week.

1. 1

   Quote a customer interview

   Get a human-checked transcript of a research interview so quotes in your case study are exact.

2. 2

   Caption marketing videos

   Add accurate captions to videos before publishing, so they meet accessibility rules and work with the sound off.

3. 3

   Legal recordings

   Transcribe depositions, hearings or recorded calls, with page and line citations.

4. 4

   Subtitles for overseas markets

   Order translated subtitles so a training or product video works in other languages.

Rev slots in after recording and before editing or publishing. Upload from Zoom, Dropbox or Google Drive, and use the transcript in Descript, Premiere or your CMS. Developers can use its API to automate transcription.

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