Alternatives · Brass Transcripts

The Brass Transcripts alternative for big files and transcripts you keep.

Short answer. Brass Transcripts charges per file: $2.50 for 1 to 15 minutes, $6.00 flat for anything longer, with speaker identification included, files up to 450MB, 99+ languages, and no subscription. It deletes single-file audio after 24 hours and transcripts after 48. Whipscribe charges per minute: packs are $4 for 300 minutes, $18 for 3,000 and $32 for 6,000. It takes files up to 5 GB and 10 hours and keeps transcripts in your library until you delete them. For one long file you need once, Brass is simple. For many files, big video, or a transcript archive, Whipscribe fits better. (Brass Transcripts figures: brasstranscripts.com/pricing, checked 26 October 2026.)

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Drop a file or paste a link to start, no signup. Packs from $4 for 300 minutes.

No seat fee Credits never expire 10 h / 5 GB per file 99+ languages

Brass Transcripts pricing, explained

Brass prices by the file, not by the minute.

Read on brasstranscripts.com/pricing, checked 26 October 2026.

A file of 1 to 15 minutes is $2.50 flat; 16 minutes or more is $6.00 flat, regardless of length. Bulk orders start at $6.00 a file with volume discounts at 6, 11, 16, 50, 100 and 250 files, reaching $3.00 a file at 250+; the page does not show the prices in between. Speaker identification is included, there is no subscription, and exports are TXT, SRT, VTT and JSON.

The two limits to know: the largest file is 450MB, and single-file transcripts are deleted after 48 hours (bulk transcripts after 10 days). Download what you need straight away.

Side-by-side

Whipscribe vs Brass Transcripts

Brass Transcripts figures from brasstranscripts.com/pricing, checked 26 October 2026. Where their page does not say, the cell says so.

Feature	Whipscribe	Brass Transcripts
How you pay	Per minute: $4 for 300 minutes, $18 for 3,000, $32 for 6,000	Per file: $2.50 up to 15 minutes, $6.00 for 16 minutes or more
Largest file	5 GB or 10 hours	450MB; no duration limit stated
Speaker names	Speakers named in the summary, quotes and chapters, not on each line	Speaker identification included
Languages	99+	99+ with automatic detection
Exports	TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT and JSON	TXT, SRT, VTT, JSON
How long transcripts stay	In your library until you delete them	Single-file transcripts deleted after 48 hours; bulk after 10 days
Links instead of files	YouTube, podcast, RSS, Google Drive links	Not shown on the pricing page

Whipscribe prices are the ones on /pricing.

What a month costs

1, 10 and 50 hours of audio a month

Brass figures assume one-hour files. Longer files cost the same $6.00 each, so a few very long files can cost less on Brass; many short or medium files cost less on a pack.

Your month	Whipscribe	Brass Transcripts
1 hour a month	The $4 pack of 300 minutes lasts about 5 months: about $0.80 a month at $0.80 an hour	$6.00 (one file of 16 minutes or more)
10 hours a month	The $18 pack of 3,000 minutes lasts about 5 months: about $3.60 a month at $0.36 an hour	Up to $60 (ten files at $6.00 before the volume discount, whose price is not shown)
50 hours a month	The $32 pack of 6,000 minutes lasts about 2 months: about $16 a month at $0.32 an hour. Or Workspace, $19 a month for up to 300 hours	Up to $300 before volume discounts; $3.00 a file applies only from 250 files

Whipscribe: one-time packs, credits never expire, so the monthly figure is the share of a pack you use. Brass Transcripts: brasstranscripts.com/pricing, checked 26 October 2026.

Be fair to Brass Transcripts

Who Brass Transcripts is the better choice for.

One long recording, once

A single file over 16 minutes is $6.00 however long it is, with no account to keep.

Knowing who spoke on every line

Speaker identification is included on every file; Whipscribe names speakers only in the summary, quotes and chapters.

People who want nothing stored

Audio is deleted after 24 hours and transcripts after 48.

Where each one wins

Whipscribe, better and worse.

Where Whipscribe is better

Files up to 5 GB, so camera video and long WAVs over 450MB go in as they are.
Transcripts stay in your library, searchable, until you delete them.
One pack covers many files: 300 minutes for $4 is five one-hour recordings.
Summary, chapters and translation into 99 languages come with the transcript.

Where Whipscribe is worse

The transcript does not mark who is speaking on each line.
You need a pack ($4 minimum) rather than a single $2.50 or $6.00 file.
A very long file used once can cost less as one flat $6.00 file than as minutes.

Switching

Moving from Brass Transcripts, step by step.

Download your Brass transcripts now: single-file transcripts are deleted 48 hours after processing.
Keep the original recordings; Whipscribe transcribes from the audio.
Drop a file (up to 5 GB) or paste a link here; it starts with a free preview of the opening minutes.
Pick a pack by total minutes, not by file count.
Download TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT and JSON.

Questions people ask first

Brass Transcripts alternative, answered.

How much does Brass Transcripts cost?

$2.50 flat for a file of 1 to 15 minutes and $6.00 flat for 16 minutes or more; bulk from $6.00 a file down to $3.00 at 250+ files (brasstranscripts.com/pricing, checked 26 October 2026).

What is the Brass Transcripts file size limit?

450MB per file, with no maximum duration stated. Whipscribe takes up to 5 GB or 10 hours per file.

Does Brass Transcripts keep my transcripts?

Single-file transcripts are deleted after 48 hours and audio after 24; bulk transcripts stay 10 days after payment. Whipscribe keeps transcripts until you delete them.

Which is cheaper for ten one-hour files?

Up to $60 on Brass at $6.00 a file (the 6-file discount price is not shown); on Whipscribe 600 minutes fit in the $18 pack of 3,000, with 2,400 minutes left.

When were these Brass Transcripts figures checked?

Every Brass Transcripts figure on this page was read on brasstranscripts.com/pricing on 26 October 2026, as the page displayed it (currency USD). Pricing pages change without notice, so check theirs before you buy.

Drop a file. See the transcript in minutes.

Every recording starts with a free preview of its opening minutes; a pack from $4 (300 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export. Credits never expire, no seat fee.