Reference points are public, widely published rates as of mid-2026: professional human transcription
commonly runs $1.00–$2.50 per audio minute; typing it yourself takes roughly 4× real time for a
practiced typist; API-class AI transcription is published around $0.006 per minute (OpenAI Whisper API);
Whipscribe's paid pipeline is $1 per audio hour with
plans published here.
Rates change — treat this as arithmetic over public numbers, not a quote.