Zoom Live Transcription

Name: Zoom Live Transcription
Author: Zoom Communications

by Zoom Communications

Built-in live transcription and captioning in Zoom meetings.

TL;DR

Built-in live transcription and captioning in Zoom meetings.

Best for zoom users wanting accessible live captions and post-meeting transcripts. Pricing: free for paid Zoom plans.

What it is

Zoom ships live transcription and captioning built into the host platform. Available on all paid Zoom plans.

Best for: Zoom users wanting accessible live captions and post-meeting transcripts.
Watch out for: Quality varies by accent and audio; not as accurate as dedicated meeting scribes.

Install / use

zoom.us — built in

Features

Speaker diarization	No
Word-level timestamps	No
Streaming / real-time	No
Languages supported	10
HIPAA eligible	Yes

Zoom Live Transcription vs Whipscribe

Feature	Zoom Live Transcription	Whipscribe
Category	Products	Transcription APIs
Pricing	free for paid Zoom plans	free beta
Speaker diarization	—	Yes
Word timestamps	—	Yes
Streaming	—	No
Languages	10	99
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android	Web, API, MCP

Alternatives to Zoom Live Transcription

Otter.ai

Meeting-bot transcription product for Zoom/Meet/Teams.

free / from $10/mo

Rev

Human + AI transcription, highest accuracy tier on the market.

AI from $0.25/min · human from $1.50/min

Descript

Audio/video editor that treats the transcript as the timeline — different product category.

free / from $12/mo

Whipscribe is a managed faster-whisper + whisperX 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.