Transcribe a 1 GB video file as a single upload.
You have a video of about one gigabyte and want the words out of it. That size uploads here as one file, the first 20 minutes are free, and the whole thing is usually transcribed in a couple of minutes once it arrives. Packs start at $6 for 500 minutes if the video runs past the free part.
What one gigabyte holds
A gigabyte of video is usually under an hour of talking.
How long 1 GB really is
At 1080p, video runs roughly 1 to 2 GB per hour depending on bitrate, so a 1 GB file is usually somewhere between 30 and 60 minutes long. Meeting exports and slide-heavy screen recordings change very little from frame to frame and often squeeze an hour or two into the same gigabyte. Length is what matters for the transcript, not size.
Too big for the box on this page? Not for the upload page
The box on this page is sized for files up to 500 MB. A 1 GB video goes up from the upload page, which takes one file up to 5 GB and 10 hours, so nothing needs trimming or compressing first.
Free first, then the rest
A first-time visitor gets the first 20 minutes free. If the video is 20 minutes or shorter, that covers all of it. A longer one is previewed, and a pack from $6 transcribes the remainder from the point where the preview stopped.
Video in, words out
You do not need to rip the audio track yourself. The soundtrack is read straight from the MP4 or WebM, and you get a brief with the thesis and takeaways, timestamped chapters, the names and numbers that were said, and a chat over the full transcript.
Where 1 GB gets stuck
A gigabyte is small for a camera and large for most upload forms.
✗ Forms sized for audio clips
Plenty of transcription forms were sized for voice notes and short MP3s. A one-gigabyte video is ordinary output for a phone or a screen recorder, yet it trips those caps.
- Upload refused partway through
- Advice to export an audio-only copy first
- A video editor opened just to shrink a file
- Quality dropped to fit a cap
- Paying before seeing a single line
- Timestamps that no longer match the original
✓ Send the original MP4
The same file that came off the device goes up unchanged, and the transcript lines up with the video you already have.
- 1 GB accepted as it is
- The soundtrack read from the video directly
- The first 20 minutes free to check the result
- Timestamps that match the original video
- Done a few minutes after the upload lands
- Exports for captions and documents
Sample output
What a 50-minute screen recording comes back as.
These lines are illustrative and not taken from a real recording. A product walkthrough of about 1 GB returns as one timestamped transcript you can jump through by chapter.
Export
One transcript. Five clean formats.
Every pack exports all five — no format is held back for a higher tier.
Plain text
De-ummed paragraphs. Ready to paste.
SRT captions
Timed to the speech. Every video editor reads this.
WebVTT
HTML5 player + YouTube uploads.
Show notes
Formatted with chapters and pull-quotes.
Machine-readable
Timestamped text for your own tools.
Pricing
Honest pricing, no surprises.
A pack from $6 (500 minutes) opens the full transcript. After that, no subscription and no auto-renew — every tier is a one-time minute pack, and credits never expire. Buy once, use the minutes whenever you need them.
Casual pack
$6/500 min
8 hours of audio — $0.72 an hour. One-time — credits never expire.
- 500 minutes of audio
- All export formats
- Unlimited AI chat per transcript
- Executive summary & key quote
Best value
$12/2,000 min
33 hours of audio — $0.36 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 2,000 minutes of audio
- Priority queue
- All export formats
- Unlimited AI chat per transcript
Bulk pack
$24/5,000 min
83 hours of audio — $0.29 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 5,000 minutes of audio
- Priority queue
- API access for batch pipelines
- All export formats
FAQ
1 GB videos, answered.
How long does a 1 GB video take to transcribe?
Processing runs at about 2 minutes per hour of audio, so a 45-minute video is usually ready in about a minute and a half after the upload completes. On a home connection the upload itself often takes longer than the transcription.
What will a 1 GB video cost?
It depends on the running time, not the gigabyte. Take a 60-minute video: the first 20 minutes are free, and the other 40 come out of a $6 pack of 500 minutes, which leaves 460 minutes on your account for later. Credits never expire, and there is no subscription to cancel.
Is 1 GB within the size limit?
Yes, comfortably. One file can be up to 5 GB and up to 10 hours, and anything up to 2 GB can start before you have bought a pack.
Should I convert the video to MP3 first?
There is no need. The audio is taken from the video for you, and converting first only adds a step where something can go wrong. If your connection is slow, an audio-only copy does upload faster, and it transcribes identically.
Which languages and formats work?
MP4, WebM, MOV and the common audio formats all work, and the spoken language is detected automatically from 99 options. A recording that switches language partway through is handled as one file.
What do I get back, and who sees the video?
You get the transcript as TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT or JSON, together with the brief, chapters and a chat over the text. Recordings are transcribed on our own servers and are never used for training.
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