Transcribe a long OGG file Vorbis or Opus inside.
A long OGG file is small, often 10 to 60 MB per hour depending on whether it holds Opus or Vorbis audio, so the limit that applies is length: up to 10 hours per file, transcribed at about 2 minutes per audio hour. The first 20 minutes are free, and a 6-hour OGG goes on the $6 pack of 500 minutes.
OGG, worked out
An OGG file is light enough that the hours, not the megabytes, are what you count.
Two codecs, one container
OGG is a container, and long files in it usually hold either Vorbis or Opus. Vorbis at common settings uses roughly 30 to 60 MB an hour. Opus tuned for voice can sit near 10 MB an hour. You will often see the extension .ogg, .oga or .opus on the same kind of file.
Length is the line that matters
Even at the high end, ten hours of OGG stays well under 2 GB, so it uploads before the first pack and never comes near 5 GB. The 10-hour limit per file is the one you will meet. A recording longer than that goes in as two files.
Getting it in
Drop the OGG in the box; small long files suit this page well, and anything unusual in size can still go through the upload page. If the upload refuses the file, convert it to MP3 first. A free tool such as Audacity or VLC does that in a few clicks.
Hours of talk, sorted
A long recording comes back with a brief stating its main points, chapters with timestamps, the names, numbers and dates that were said, the questions it answers, and a chat you can ask about it. Whoever speaks is identified and named in the summary, key quotes and chapters.
Why OGG files get stuck
The file is small. The trouble is that some tools do not expect it at all.
✗ Format and length trouble
An OGG that runs for hours meets tools built for short MP3 clips.
- Pickers that grey out .ogg or .opus
- Free tiers that end after an hour
- Splitting a small file only to fit a length rule
- A new clock for every split
- Listening back at double speed
- No overview of the full call
✓ Hours in, text out
The OGG goes in whole and comes back as one transcript.
- 10 hours per OGG file
- 2 minutes or so per audio hour
- 20 minutes free to start
- $6 for 500 minutes, never expiring
- Chapters with timestamps
- Five export formats
Sample
A long recorded discussion, as it comes back.
This sample is illustrative and was written for this page, not taken from a real recording. The timestamps show where each passage falls in a long OGG file.
Export
One transcript. Five clean formats.
Every pack exports all five — no format is held back for a higher tier.
Plain text
De-ummed paragraphs. Ready to paste.
SRT captions
Timed to the speech. Every video editor reads this.
WebVTT
HTML5 player + YouTube uploads.
Show notes
Formatted with chapters and pull-quotes.
Machine-readable
Timestamped text for your own tools.
Pricing
Honest pricing, no surprises.
A pack from $6 (500 minutes) opens the full transcript. After that, no subscription and no auto-renew — every tier is a one-time minute pack, and credits never expire. Buy once, use the minutes whenever you need them.
Casual pack
$6/500 min
8 hours of audio — $0.72 an hour. One-time — credits never expire.
- 500 minutes of audio
- All export formats
- Unlimited AI chat per transcript
- Executive summary & key quote
Best value
$12/2,000 min
33 hours of audio — $0.36 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 2,000 minutes of audio
- Priority queue
- All export formats
- Unlimited AI chat per transcript
Bulk pack
$24/5,000 min
83 hours of audio — $0.29 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 5,000 minutes of audio
- Priority queue
- API access for batch pipelines
- All export formats
FAQ
Long OGG files, the common questions.
How long does a long OGG file take to transcribe?
2 minutes or so per audio hour, so a 3-hour OGG is done in around 6 minutes and a 10-hour one in about 20. Because OGG files are small, the upload itself is usually quick too.
What does a 6-hour OGG cost?
Six hours is 360 minutes, which fits the $6 pack (500 minutes) with 140 to spare. Thirty hours of recordings come to 1,800 minutes on the $12 pack (2,000 minutes). Packs are one-time, and the minutes never expire.
How big is an OGG file per hour?
It depends on the codec. Vorbis at typical settings is about 30 to 60 MB an hour; Opus for voice can be around 10 MB an hour. Ten hours of either is far below the 2 GB that uploads before a pack and the 5 GB ceiling.
What if my OGG runs longer than 10 hours?
Split it into two files and upload each; Audacity or ffmpeg can cut it at a pause without re-encoding much. Each part comes back with its own timestamps from zero.
Which languages does it recognise?
99 languages, detected automatically, including Korean, Japanese, Portuguese and Tagalog. A recording that switches language is detected on its main language, and English and Tagalog in the same file are handled.
Which exports are there, and is the file kept private?
Downloads come as TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT and JSON. OGG uploads are transcribed on our own servers and are never used for training, and the file and transcript can be deleted at any time.
Related
Other long formats
Upload the OGG. The first 20 minutes are on the house.
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