Transcribe a 2 GB video and know which side of the line you are on.
A video of around two gigabytes sits right on the line that decides how it starts. Up to 2 GB, it begins with the first 20 minutes free and you buy a pack only if you want the rest; over 2 GB, the upload starts once a pack is on your account. Both kinds go up as one file and come back in about 2 minutes per hour of audio.
The 2 GB rule
Two gigabytes is a starting rule, not a ceiling.
Below the line
A video of 2 GB or less starts without any payment. The first 20 minutes are transcribed free, so you can read real lines from your own recording before deciding anything. If you keep going, a pack picks up the rest from where the preview ended.
Above the line
A file larger than 2 GB is accepted, up to the 5 GB ceiling, but it starts after a pack is on the account. A $6 pack holds 500 minutes, which is more than eight hours of audio, so one pack usually covers the whole video and leaves minutes over.
Where a 2 GB video goes up
The box on this page takes files up to 500 MB. Your 2 GB video belongs on the upload page, which takes one file of up to 5 GB and 10 hours.
Just over? Two easy ways under
Exporting the audio track alone shrinks a two-hour video from about 2 GB to roughly 115 MB as a 128 kbps MP3. If the video already lives on YouTube, Google Drive or Vimeo, paste the link instead, and there is nothing to upload at all.
Why 2 GB is awkward
Two gigabytes is where most consumer recordings land.
✗ The usual dead end
Plenty of tools stop well below two gigabytes, and the ones that accept it tend to ask for a plan before showing anything.
- A file picker that greys out the video
- An upload bar that fails at 90 percent
- A subscription screen before any output
- No idea whether the audio is even usable
- Two halves to send and two transcripts to join
- Captions that drift after a re-encode
✓ A clear rule either way
You know before you press upload whether this file previews first or needs a pack first, and neither path asks you to cut it.
- Free first 20 minutes at 2 GB or under
- Pack-first start for anything bigger
- Up to 5 GB and 10 hours per file
- A two-hour video back in about four minutes
- One continuous clock from start to finish
- Captions that match the original file
Sample output
Two hours of a recorded seminar, as text.
An illustrative excerpt, not from a real recording. A two-hour seminar video of about 2 GB returns as one document with timestamps that line up with the original file.
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
2 GB videos, answered.
Can I transcribe a 2 GB video for free?
You can start it for free if the file is 2 GB or smaller. The first 20 minutes are transcribed at no cost, which covers a short video entirely, and a longer one carries on from the preview with a pack from $6. Check the exact size in your file manager, since 1.9 GB and 2.1 GB start differently.
What changes if my video is 2.3 GB?
It still uploads as one file, but it starts once a pack is on the account. The cheapest pack is $6 for 500 minutes, and the minutes never expire.
What does a 2-hour video cost?
Two hours is 120 minutes, which fits inside the $6 pack of 500 minutes and leaves 380 for your next recording. Size does not change the price; only running time does.
How long will it take?
Expect roughly 4 minutes of processing for two hours of audio, after the upload has finished. Uploading 2 GB at 20 Mbps takes about 13 minutes, so the upload is the longer wait on most connections.
Should I split the video into two 1 GB halves?
No. Splitting gives you two transcripts with clocks that both start at zero. One file up to 5 GB and 10 hours goes up whole and comes back as a single timeline.
Which languages, exports and privacy rules apply?
Any of 99 languages is detected without you choosing. Exports are TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT and JSON. Your video is processed on our own servers and never goes into training.
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