# WhisperAI

> WhisperAI is a web-based transcription workspace for uploaded audio and video, live recording, speaker labels, summaries, transcript editing, translation, and exports. It serves more than 300,000 users globally and offers an unlimited transcription plan from $24.99 per month.

## Company
- **Legal entity**: WhisperAI Technology Inc.
- **Founder**: [Eman Khoubian](https://linkedin.com/in/emank), Founder & CEO. WhisperAI launched in 2025.
- **Mailing address**: PO Box 572551, Tarzana, California 91357, United States
- **Contact**: support@whisperai.com
- **Registrations**: EU OSS VAT EU372090237; GB VAT GB506073418; US EIN 39-5102297
- **Relationship to OpenAI**: WhisperAI is an independent product. It is not affiliated with, owned by, operated by, or endorsed by OpenAI. OpenAI and Whisper are referenced to identify underlying technology.
- **Providers**: The web product uses AssemblyAI for uploaded-file transcription and OpenAI for real-time transcription and AI-powered transcript features. The canonical provider and subprocessor list is in the Privacy Policy.
- **Data Processing Agreement**: https://whisperai.com/WhisperAI-DPA-v2-2026-04-30.pdf
- **Security posture**: WhisperAI aligns its security program with SOC 2 standards and guidelines. This is not a claim that WhisperAI is SOC 2 certified. See https://whisperai.com/security.
- **Independent security validation**: TAC Security completed a CASA AL1 assessment of WhisperAI Cloud Sync. The report was issued August 13, 2026, and expires August 14, 2027: https://whisperai.com/WhisperAI-TAC-CASA-AL1-Validation-Report-2026.pdf
- **HIPAA status**: WhisperAI does not claim HIPAA compliance and does not currently sign Business Associate Agreements.

## Core Service
WhisperAI provides file transcription, real-time transcription, speaker labels, searchable transcripts, summaries, editing, translation, and exports through a web interface. Different specialist providers support different workflows; see the Company and Technical Specifications sections for the current provider disclosures.

## Developer API
- **Public API Page**: https://whisperai.com/whisper-api
- **API Documentation**: https://whisperai.com/developers/docs
- **API Base URL**: https://api.whisperai.com
- **Authentication**: API keys are created and managed in the WhisperAI Developer Portal.
- **Core Endpoints**: Create transcription jobs from uploaded files or public media URLs, then poll results or receive webhook callbacks.
- **API Features**: Speech-to-text, translation to English, timestamps, speaker labels, webhooks, usage dashboard, and per-minute billing.
- **Pricing**: Pay-as-you-go at $0.01 per audio minute, or Developer plan at $99/month with 10,000 included minutes and lower overage pricing.

## Key Features
- **Unlimited Transcription**: Business Pro includes unlimited transcription from $24.99 per month, with no minute caps or overage billing
- **Accuracy**: Uses modern speech-to-text models; real-world accuracy varies with audio quality, accents, overlapping speech, and background noise
- **Speaker Identification**: Automatically identifies and labels different speakers in audio
- **File and Live Workflows**: Upload existing recordings or transcribe live audio; processing time depends on file size, audio, and connection quality
- **Multi-language Support**: More than 100 selectable language codes for file transcription; real-time transcription supports a targeted set of 18 languages
- **Translation Services**: Convert transcriptions between languages
- **Timestamps**: Precise time markers for easy navigation
- **Prompting**: Style presets, important terms, custom instructions, and named-speaker guidance are available during transcription
- **Multiple Export Formats**: PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT, VTT, and JSON exports
- **Global Accessibility**: Available to users around the world

## Technical Specifications
- **File Support**: MP3, WAV, M4A, WebM and other major audio formats
- **File Size Limit**: Up to 5GB per upload
- **Processing Providers**: AssemblyAI processes uploaded-file transcription. OpenAI supports real-time transcription and AI-powered transcript features.
- **Access**: Web-based application, no downloads required
- **Security**: TLS 1.3 in transit and AES-256 at rest; production audio storage uses Google Cloud Storage and persisted application data uses managed PostgreSQL
- **Data Providers**: AssemblyAI, OpenAI, Google Cloud Storage, Neon, Replit, Stripe, SendGrid, and consent-gated analytics providers are disclosed at https://whisperai.com/privacy
- **Documentation**: Security overview at https://whisperai.com/security, DPA at https://whisperai.com/WhisperAI-DPA-v2-2026-04-30.pdf, and TAC Security CASA AL1 report at https://whisperai.com/WhisperAI-TAC-CASA-AL1-Validation-Report-2026.pdf
- **Availability**: Accessible globally via web browser

## Target Users
- **Business Professionals**: Meeting transcription, interview documentation, client calls
- **Content Creators**: Podcast transcription, video content, social media
- **Students**: Lecture notes, research interviews, study materials
- **Educators & Researchers**: Academic interviews, focus groups, research documentation
- **Global Users**: Available worldwide with multi-language support

## Product Differentiators
- **Prompting Controls**: Style presets, important terms, custom instructions, and named-speaker guidance before transcription
- **Large Uploads**: Files up to 5GB on all plans
- **Flat-rate Option**: Unlimited transcription from $24.99 per month without per-minute overage billing
- **No Meeting Bot Required**: Upload files or record in the product without adding a bot to calls
- **Integrated Workflow**: Speaker labels, summaries, transcript chat, editing, translation, and exports in one workspace

## Use Cases
- **Meeting Documentation**: Transform business meetings into searchable text records
- **Content Repurposing**: Convert podcasts and videos into blog posts and articles
- **Academic Research**: Transcribe interviews and focus groups for analysis
- **Language Learning**: Use translation features to understand foreign language content
- **Accessibility**: Create subtitles and captions for audio/video content
- **Legal Documentation**: Transcribe depositions, hearings, and client meetings

## Mission
Make accurate, practical transcription tools accessible through an intuitive web workspace.

## Press and Public References
- [Inc.](https://www.inc.com/ben-sherry/replit-founders-built-a-1-billion-vibe-coding-empire-now-their-biggest-partners-are-coming-for-it/91376870)
- [Business Insider](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/whisperai-surpasses-330-000-professionals-worldwide-and-launches-advanced-whisperai-transcription-api-1036331744)
- [Replit customer story on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/whisperai-replit-customer-story-ugcPost-7425312637531590656-ktB8/)
- [Stripe Sessions 2026](https://stripe.com/sessions/2026/lowering-the-barrier-to)
- [Leaders Perception: Built with AI on Replit: WhisperAI automates Google Drive transcription](https://leadersperception.com/built-with-ai-on-replit-whisperai-automates-google-drive-transcription/)
- [Customer review on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7386744499676532736/)

## Main Pages
- [WhisperAI Home](https://whisperai.com/): Product overview, live demo, and free transcription signup.
- [AI Transcription](https://whisperai.com/ai-transcription): Overview of the AI transcription product and supported languages.
- [Features](https://whisperai.com/ai-transcription/features): Full feature list — speaker labels, timestamps, translation, exports.
- [Audio to Text](https://whisperai.com/audio-to-text): Converting audio recordings into editable, searchable text.
- [Pricing and Plans](https://whisperai.com/pricingandplans): Subscription tiers, what unlimited covers, and billing options.
- [How It Works](https://whisperai.com/howto): Step-by-step guide to uploading a file and getting a transcript.
- [Help Center](https://whisperai.com/help): Support articles and frequently asked questions.
- [Blog](https://whisperai.com/blog): Articles on transcription accuracy, workflows, and product updates.
- [About](https://whisperai.com/about): What WhisperAI is and who builds it.
- [Contact](https://whisperai.com/contact): How to reach the team.

## Developer API Links
- [WhisperAI API](https://whisperai.com/whisper-api): Product page for the transcription API — capabilities and pricing.
- [API Documentation](https://whisperai.com/developers/docs): Endpoint reference for creating jobs, polling results, and webhooks.

## Guides
- [AI Audio Transcription](https://whisperai.com/ai-transcription/guides/ai-audio-transcription): How AI transcription works and when to use it.
- [How to Transcribe Audio to Text](https://whisperai.com/ai-transcription/guides/how-to-transcribe-audio-to-text): Practical walkthrough of the transcription process.
- [Podcast Transcription](https://whisperai.com/ai-transcription/guides/podcast-transcription): Transcribing episodes for show notes, SEO, and repurposing.
- [Video Transcription and Subtitles](https://whisperai.com/ai-transcription/guides/video-transcription-subtitles): Producing captions and SRT subtitle files from video.
- [Legal Transcription](https://whisperai.com/ai-transcription/guides/legal-transcription): Transcribing depositions, hearings, and client meetings.
- [Medical Transcription](https://whisperai.com/ai-transcription/guides/medical-transcription): Transcription workflows for clinical and medical audio.
- [Transcribe M4A to Text](https://whisperai.com/ai-transcription/guides/transcribe-m4a-to-text): Converting M4A voice memos and recordings to text.
- [All Guides](https://whisperai.com/ai-transcription/guides): Index of every transcription guide.

## Use Case Pages
- [Content Creators](https://whisperai.com/content-creators): Podcast, video, and social content transcription and repurposing.
- [Education](https://whisperai.com/education): Lecture notes, research interviews, and study materials.
- [Sales and Marketing](https://whisperai.com/sales-marketing): Call transcription, interview documentation, and content production.
- [Legal Transcription for Law Firms](https://whisperai.com/legal-transcription): Deposition, hearing, court, and witness interview transcription for law firms, paralegals, and court reporters — Legal preset, key terms, speaker roles.
- [Personal Productivity](https://whisperai.com/personal-productivity): Voice memos, meeting notes, and personal recordings.
- [Enterprise](https://whisperai.com/enterprise): Team and organization plans.

## Comparisons
- [Alternatives Overview](https://whisperai.com/vs): How WhisperAI compares to other transcription tools.
- [vs OpenAI Whisper](https://whisperai.com/vs/openai-whisper): Hosted product with live meeting recording, recaps, apps, connectors, and an API compared with running the open-source Whisper model yourself.
- [vs Otter.ai](https://whisperai.com/vs/otter-ai): Meeting assistant without a bot vs Otter's calendar bot: browser recording, live captions and translation, summary and action items, flat pricing.
- [vs Rev](https://whisperai.com/vs/rev): Human-verified per-minute transcription vs flat-rate AI with live meeting recording, recaps, and connectors.
- [vs Descript](https://whisperai.com/vs/descript): Media editor with Overdub vs meeting recording, transcription in 100+ languages, recaps, and an API.
- [vs Sonix](https://whisperai.com/vs/sonix): Browser transcript editor and subtitle burn-in vs flat-rate transcription with live recording, recaps, and connectors.
- [vs Notta](https://whisperai.com/vs/notta): Bot-free meeting recording with live captions and translation vs Notta Bot and native apps; recap, analytics, languages, and pricing compared.
- [vs Fireflies](https://whisperai.com/vs/fireflies): Meeting assistant without a bot vs meeting bot with CRM sync — features and pricing compared.
- [vs TurboScribe](https://whisperai.com/vs/turboscribe): Full workspace on a flat plan vs a bare-bones uploader; covers what TurboScribe's "Unlimited" plan actually means, billing complaints from our review, and pricing.
- [vs Deepgram](https://whisperai.com/vs/deepgram): Speech API plus finished product (web app, iOS app, live meeting recording, recaps, ChatGPT/Claude connectors) vs API-only; per-minute API pricing compared.

## Languages
- [Spanish](https://whisperai.com/es): Transcripción con IA — Spanish-language landing page.
- [French](https://whisperai.com/fr): Transcription IA — French-language landing page.
- [German](https://whisperai.com/de): KI-Transkription — German-language landing page.
- [Portuguese](https://whisperai.com/pt): Transcrição com IA — Portuguese-language landing page.
- [Italian](https://whisperai.com/it): Trascrizione con IA — Italian-language landing page.
- [Japanese](https://whisperai.com/ja): AI文字起こし — Japanese-language landing page.
- [Korean](https://whisperai.com/ko): AI 음성 텍스트 변환 — Korean-language landing page.
- [Dutch](https://whisperai.com/nl): AI-transcriptie — Dutch-language landing page.
- [Hindi](https://whisperai.com/hi): AI ट्रांसक्रिप्शन — Hindi-language landing page.
- [Russian](https://whisperai.com/ru): ИИ-транскрибация — Russian-language landing page.

## Optional
- [Sitemap](https://whisperai.com/sitemap.xml): Complete list of canonical, indexable URLs.
- [Privacy Policy](https://whisperai.com/privacy): How recordings and personal data are handled.
- [Terms of Service](https://whisperai.com/terms): Terms governing use of the service.
- [Security](https://whisperai.com/security): Data security and storage practices.
- [Data Processing Agreement](https://whisperai.com/WhisperAI-DPA-v2-2026-04-30.pdf): Contract terms governing WhisperAI's processing of customer personal data.