Writeout AI

by Writeout

Pay-per-minute Whisper API wrapper running in the browser.

TL;DR

Pay-per-minute Whisper API wrapper running in the browser.

Best for whisper transcription with a polished browser editor and minimal upfront cost. Pricing: per-minute usage.

Category
Products
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
per-minute usage
Platforms
Web

What it is

Writeout AI is a thin browser front-end over the OpenAI Whisper API. Open source on GitHub, hosted version on writeout.ai, $0.10/min.

Best for: Whisper transcription with a polished browser editor and minimal upfront cost.
Watch out for: Uses OpenAI Whisper API on the backend — audio is sent to OpenAI.

Install / use

open https://writeout.ai/

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported99
HIPAA eligibleNo

Writeout AI vs Whipscribe

FeatureWriteout AIWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
Pricingper-minute usagefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages9999
PlatformsWebWeb, API, MCP

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