SayHi Translate

by Amazon (SayHi)

Don’t want to install SayHi Translate? Drop the file here.

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.

Voice-first live translation app — Amazon-owned since 2018.

iOS, Android  ·  free

TL;DR

Best for travelers and field workers who want a voice-first translation app without subscriptions. Pricing: free.

Category
Products
Pricing
free
Platforms
iOS, Android

What it is

SayHi was a popular indie voice-translation app before Amazon acquired it in 2018. Still ships free and remains a recommendation for travelers who want a simple, no-account voice-translation experience.

Best for: Travelers and field workers who want a voice-first translation app without subscriptions.
Watch out for: Free + ad-supported. Roadmap quiet since the Amazon acquisition — long-term direction unclear.

Install / use

Go to SayHi Translate sayhi.com

What people actually do with SayHi Translate-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.

Wire it into Google DriveMake.comZapiern8nZoomSlack

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeYes
Languages supported90
HIPAA eligibleNo

SayHi Translate vs Whipscribe

FeatureSayHi TranslateWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
PricingNot verified$6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free
Speaker identificationNot verifiedNamed in the summary, key quotes and chapters
Word timestampsNot verifiedYes
StreamingNot verifiedNo
Languages9099
PlatformsiOS, AndroidWeb, API, MCP

Alternatives to SayHi Translate

Frequently asked about SayHi Translate

Is SayHi Translate free?

Yes. SayHi Translate is free.

Does SayHi Translate work on Mac, Windows and Linux?

SayHi Translate runs on iOS and Android. It is not listed for other platforms; check the vendor for anything beyond iOS and Android.

How do I get started with SayHi Translate?

There is nothing to install — SayHi Translate is used in the browser. Create an account on the vendor's site and upload or connect your audio.

How many languages does SayHi Translate support?

SayHi Translate lists 90 languages. That is the Whisper-family multilingual set, so quality varies by language — English and the large European languages are strongest.

What are the limitations of SayHi Translate?

Free + ad-supported. Roadmap quiet since the Amazon acquisition — long-term direction unclear.

Who is SayHi Translate best for?

Travelers and field workers who want a voice-first translation app without subscriptions.

Is SayHi Translate open source?

No. SayHi Translate is a proprietary product from Amazon (SayHi). If you need source you can read and run yourself, the open-source tools in this directory are the place to look.

Can I use SayHi Translate in the browser?

No — SayHi Translate is a iOS and Android application, not a web app. You install it rather than sign in to it.

Who makes SayHi Translate?

SayHi Translate is made by Amazon (SayHi).

What kind of tool is SayHi Translate?

In this directory SayHi Translate is filed under live translation as a product.

What are the alternatives to SayHi Translate?

There is a side-by-side page at /tools/sayhi-translate-alternatives comparing SayHi Translate with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.

Can I automate SayHi Translate-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 SayHi Translate?

SayHi Translate is another vendor's product; Whipscribe is a per-minute transcription service. 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.

What does transcription cost if I use Whipscribe instead of SayHi Translate?

$0.012 a minute — about $0.72 an audio hour — bought as credits that never expire. There is no subscription and no monthly minimum: a 3-hour recording is about $2.16, a thousand-hour archive is about $720 once. The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export, so you can see what your recording holds before paying anything.

Where is the SayHi Translate category heading?

Three things are moving across the whole speech-to-text market right now: summaries, action items and speaker insights generated on top of the transcript rather than sold separately; private, secured deployment where the audio never leaves a boundary you control; and agent access — transcription exposed as a tool that Claude, Cursor or a workflow runner can call directly. Whipscribe ships all three today: per-job insights, our own servers, and an MCP server.

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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