Botpress Voice
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The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free: a recording up to 20 minutes transcribes in full, a longer one is previewed, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export, and credits never expire.
Open-core conversational AI platform with voice channels.
Best for teams that want self-hostable flow-based chat with optional voice channels. Pricing: see vendor pricing.
What it is
Botpress is an open-core (newer cloud product) conversational AI platform with a flow editor, integrations to LLMs, and a deployable agent. The voice surface is reached via Twilio or partner integrations rather than first-party telephony. Botpress excels for teams that want quick chat builders that can also reach voice channels later.
Watch out for: Voice surface secondary; lean on Twilio or Vapi to ship phone bots.
What people actually do with Botpress Voice-style transcription
The tool is the means. These are the jobs — each one priced at published rates, each one wired up on its own page.
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
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Botpress Voice vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Botpress Voice | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | see vendor pricing | $6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free |
| Speaker identification | — | Named in the summary, key quotes and chapters |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | — | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows, Cloud | Web, API, MCP |
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Frequently asked about Botpress Voice
How much does Botpress Voice cost?
Botpress Voice does not publish a self-serve price — it is quoted by the vendor on contact. Expect an enterprise-style agreement rather than a card-and-go signup.
Does Botpress Voice work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
Botpress Voice runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and Cloud.
Does Botpress Voice identify different speakers?
No. Botpress Voice does not label speakers; a conversation comes back as one continuous text. If you need speaker labels, that is a separate tool or a different service.
Does Botpress Voice give word-level timestamps?
No — Botpress Voice produces segment or sentence timing only, so subtitle cues can land mid-word.
Can Botpress Voice transcribe live audio?
No — Botpress Voice works on finished files, not a live stream.
Is Botpress Voice HIPAA compliant?
Botpress Voice does not claim HIPAA compliance. For PHI, run it on infrastructure you control or choose a service that will sign a BAA.
What are the limitations of Botpress Voice?
Voice surface secondary; lean on Twilio or Vapi to ship phone bots.
Who is Botpress Voice best for?
Teams that want self-hostable flow-based chat with optional voice channels.
Does Botpress Voice run offline?
Botpress Voice runs on your own machine — it is open source, so nothing leaves the computer unless you configure it to.
Can I use Botpress Voice in the browser?
No — Botpress Voice is a Linux, macOS, Windows and Cloud application, not a web app. You install it rather than sign in to it.
Where is the Botpress Voice source code?
On GitHub at github.com/botpress/botpress.
What kind of tool is Botpress Voice?
In this directory Botpress Voice is filed under conversational ai, voice agent, developer framework as a open-source tool.
What are the alternatives to Botpress Voice?
There is a side-by-side page at /tools/botpress-voice-alternatives comparing Botpress Voice with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.
Can I automate Botpress Voice-style transcription without running it myself?
Yes. If what you want is transcripts rather than the tool itself, Whipscribe does the same job as a hosted API: submit a file or URL, poll a job id, pull the result as txt, json, srt, vtt or docx. $0.012 a minute — about $0.72 an audio hour — bought as credits that never expire. The automation recipes on this site show it wired to Drive folders, Zoom recordings, S3 buckets and no-code platforms.
How is Whipscribe different from Botpress Voice?
Botpress Voice is something you run; Whipscribe is something you call. Recordings are transcribed on our own servers and never used for training, and every job returns five formats plus an AI summary, quotes and topics. The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export.
Whipscribe is a hosted transcription service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.
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