How to judge a free subtitle generator before you upload anything
9 min A repeatable twenty minute test for any free subtitle generator: one hard two minute clip, eight questions to ask it, and what a good answer looks like.
Comparisons.
Transcription services and tools measured against each other on the same files, with prices and dates.
Transcription cost per minute: a dated price reference
9 min Transcription cost per minute at nine vendors: developer APIs from $0.0025, consumer plans from $0.005, human work from $1.99. Prices dated 15 September 2026.
Otter vs Rev vs Descript vs free local transcription: cost per hour compared
8 min What an hour of transcription costs on Otter, Rev, Descript, the speech APIs, and a model running on your own laptop. Every price checked 15 September 2026.
Why every free transcription site caps you at 30 minutes (the maths)
8 min Free transcription tiers stop at 30, 45 or 60 minutes for a reason you can calculate: what a free user costs, what an ad pays, and why local changes it.