AI Transcription Cost Calculator (audio hours → AI + review vs human)

How it works

AI fee = audio hours × price per hour. Review = audio hours × review minutes per hour ÷ 60 × reviewer’s hourly cost. Human transcription = audio hours × quoted price. Recognition quality drops with noise, accents, overlapping speakers and specialist terms, so increase the review minutes for difficult audio.

⚠ Estimates for information only — not financial advice.

FAQ

Is AI transcription accurate enough?

For clear speech it is often good; names, numbers and technical terms still need checking. For legal or medical records, keep a full human review.

What about privacy?

Audio may contain personal data. Check where the provider processes and stores it, and get consent before recording calls or meetings.

Checked 10 Nov 2026. Per-hour price from our AI price file (Meta Model API official pricing page: Muse Voice Transcribe $0.18 per audio hour, checked 10 Nov 2026); review time and human prices are your own figures.