Transcribe a 2-hour video without shrinking it first.
A two-hour video at 1080p is usually 1 to 3 GB, far bigger than a 2-hour audio file, but the transcript only needs the sound. Upload the video or paste its link: it takes about 4 minutes, the first 20 minutes are free, and the 120 minutes use a quarter of a $6 pack.
Video is mostly picture
A 2-hour video is big. The part we transcribe is small.
Why the file is so large
1080p video records at several megabits per second, so two hours lands between 1 and 3 GB. The audio inside it is closer to 100 MB. That is why the size looks alarming and the price does not change. Screen recordings with little motion are smaller; camera footage of a stage or a classroom is larger.
Upload or paste
Files up to 2 GB upload before you buy a pack; above 2 GB the upload starts once a pack is on the account, up to 5 GB. A video already on YouTube, Vimeo or Google Drive needs no upload at all: paste the link.
Minutes are what count
You pay for 120 minutes of audio whether the file is 800 MB or 2.8 GB. A $6 pack of 500 minutes covers it with 380 left, and those minutes do not expire.
Captions and a written record
SRT and VTT files come out timed to the video for subtitles. DOCX and TXT give the readable version, and the brief, chapters and quotes with timestamps help you find the clip you want.
The common detour
What people do to a 2-hour video before transcribing it.
✗ Shrink, extract, split
When an upload limit is a few hundred megabytes, the video has to be reworked first.
- Re-encoding to a smaller resolution
- Extracting the audio track by hand
- Cutting the video into halves
- Waiting on a slow upload twice
- Captions that restart at zero
- Paying by file size or by video
✓ Send the video as it is
The original file or its link goes in, and one transcript comes out.
- Upload up to 5 GB, or paste a link
- About 4 minutes for two hours
- 120 minutes from a $6 pack
- First 20 minutes free
- SRT and VTT for the whole video
- Speakers identified in the brief and quotes
Sample
A recorded two-hour seminar.
Written for this page as an example, not taken from anyone's video. It shows a two-hour recorded seminar with the timestamps you would use to cut clips or place captions.
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
Two-hour videos, the questions.
How long does it take to transcribe a 2-hour video?
About 4 minutes once the file is in. Uploading a few gigabytes depends on your connection, which is why pasting a link is often faster for a video that is already online.
How much does a 2-hour video cost to transcribe?
The same as two hours of audio: 120 minutes. A $6 pack of 500 minutes covers it with 380 left, and the first 20 minutes are free for a first-time visitor.
My 2-hour video is 2.5 GB. Will it upload?
Yes, up to 5 GB per file. A file of that size waits for a pack on the account before the upload begins, while anything under 2 GB goes up before you buy. If the video is already online, the link route avoids moving those gigabytes from your machine at all.
Which video links work?
YouTube, Google Drive, Vimeo, Twitch, Kick and podcast or RSS links can be pasted instead of uploading. The audio is fetched on our side, so your connection is not the bottleneck.
Can I get subtitles for the video?
Yes. Download SRT or VTT for captions, timed to the video. TXT, DOCX and JSON come from the same run, and 99 languages are detected automatically.
Is my video kept private?
Yes: recordings are transcribed on our own servers and are never used for training. You can delete the video and its transcript from your Library at any time.
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