What is the longest audio you can transcribe? 10 hours in one file.
The longest single recording WhipScribe takes is 10 hours, or 5 GB if the file reaches that size first, and a public run on /proof/long-files shows a 9.31-hour file finished in 1,033 seconds. Anything longer goes in as two files; at about 2 minutes per audio hour a 10-hour file takes roughly 20 minutes, the first 20 minutes are free, and its 600 minutes come from the $12 pack of 2,000.
How long is long
Ten hours on one clock, and a plan for anything longer.
Ten hours, one transcript
A full conference day, a long hearing or an all-day workshop usually fits inside 10 hours. It goes up as one file and comes back as one transcript whose timestamps run from 00:00:00 to the last word, with chapters that follow the sessions rather than arbitrary cuts.
Past ten hours: two or three files
A 14-hour day becomes a morning file and an evening file of 7 hours each. A 24-hour charity stream becomes three parts of 8 hours. Cut at a break, name the parts in order, and add each part's length when you quote a time from a later one.
Streams have one extra rule
A YouTube live replay, Twitch VOD or Kick VOD that runs past 6 hours starts once a pack is on the account; shorter ones start straight away from the link. Uploaded files follow the 2 GB line before the first pack instead.
What a long file gives back
Ten hours of text is a lot to scroll, so each file also returns a brief with the thesis and takeaways, chapters with timestamps, the names, numbers and dates that were said, the questions the recording answers, and a chat to ask the transcript directly.
Long-file ceilings
Most tools stop well short of a working day.
✗ Typical length ceilings
Where long recordings usually run out of road.
- Free tiers that end at 30 or 60 minutes
- Apps that save in one-hour parts
- The OpenAI Whisper API's 25 MB request cap
- Monthly minute allowances that reset
- Hours of manual splitting
- Separate transcripts per part
✓ The ceiling here
One rule for every recording.
- A 10-hour line for every file
- And 5 GB as the size line
- Timestamps on one clock
- Chapters across the whole day
- Proof runs published publicly
- Credits that never expire
Sample output
Hour nine of a long hearing day.
Illustrative lines invented for this page, not from a real recording, from late in a single file close to the 10-hour line.
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
- AI chat over the whole 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
- Summary, chapters and key quotes
- All export formats
- AI chat over the whole transcript
Bulk pack
$24/5,000 min
83 hours of audio — $0.29 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 5,000 minutes of audio
- Summary, chapters and key quotes
- API access for batch pipelines
- All export formats
FAQ
Questions about the longest audio.
What is the longest audio you can transcribe in one file?
10 hours, unless the file reaches 5 GB first. A public 9.31-hour run finished in 1,033 seconds, and anything longer than 10 hours goes in as two files.
Is time or size checked first?
Whichever the file reaches first. A compressed audio file reaches 10 hours long before 5 GB; a high-bitrate video can reach 5 GB in two or three hours, in which case exporting the sound track lets the full length through.
What about an overnight or 24-hour recording?
Cut it into parts of 10 hours or less, ideally where the speech pauses, and upload each part. Trimming long silent stretches first also saves minutes, since the cost follows running time.
How long until a 10-hour file is ready?
About 20 minutes of processing once it has uploaded, at roughly 2 minutes per audio hour. The upload itself depends on the file size and your connection.
What does the longest file cost?
A 10-hour file is 600 minutes, past the 500 in the smallest pack, so it sits on the $12 pack of 2,000 with 1,400 left over. A 24-hour stream in three parts is 1,440 minutes, which also fits that pack. A first visit gets the first 20 minutes free.
Does a long file stay private?
Yes. Your recordings are transcribed on our own servers and are never used for training, whatever their length, and you can delete any of them at any time.
Related
Related pages on length.
Up to 10 hours long? One upload carries all of it.
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