Pepys

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Transcribe free forever. Buy any pack once – even 10 hours for $12.50 – and every pro tool is yours for good. No subscription, no monthly cap, credits never expire.

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Built for interviewers, journalists, podcasters, researchers, marketers & legal teams

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Everything you need to transcribe and read.

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60 free minutes on signup – 120 if you start from a demo. Never expire, no card.

  • Transcription in 99+ languages, with timestamps
  • Files up to 5 GB & 10 hours each
  • AI summary, chapters & chat – built in
  • Translation & audio-synced playback
  • Export to any format – TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT & JSON
  • Developer API, MCP & webhooks – metered on your free minutes
Start free

Free on your first 60 minutes – no card. Without an account, uploads cap at 500 MB · 60 min per file.

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Pay as you go

One purchase unlocks every pro tool – forever.

$0.85/hr at volume · one-time

Buy hours only when you need them – they never expire.

  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • Speaker labels (diarization)
  • Batch – up to 100 files at once
  • Word-level (per-word) timestamp exports
  • Remove the Pepys mark from shares & exports
Buy 20 hours – $20

One-time. Credits never expire. All sales final – you only buy what you use.

You're not renting features. Buy any pack – even 10 hours for $12.50 – and speaker labels, batch, the API and premium exports are yours for good, even after those hours are used up. Minutes are the only thing you ever top up.

“Drop the episode in and the show notes and pull-quotes come back done. What used to eat a whole evening is now basically a coffee break.”
Adam M. · Podcast producer

A subscription bills you every month, whether you use it or not. Here you pay only for what you transcribe.

Your words are yours – we never train on your audio, source files are purged after 30 days, and every transcript stays private to your account.

Or pick another size

Every pack is one-time, pay-as-you-go, and unlocks every pro tool. The more you buy, the cheaper the hour. Credits never expire.

Custom amount

Top up any amount – minimum $10. $85+ gets the volume rate. Credits never expire.

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One purchase unlocks everything – forever

The AI layer is built in, not a separate ChatGPT bolt-on. Buy once and the pro tools stay unlocked, even after those hours are used up.

Speaker labels (diarization)
Batch – up to 100 files at once
Word-level (per-word) timestamp exports
Remove the Pepys mark from shares & exports

Questions

What's a credit?

1 credit = 1 minute of audio. 60 credits = 1 hour. We price in hours and meter in minutes – you only pay for what you transcribe.

What do I get when I buy?

Every pro tool unlocks the moment you buy any pack – speaker labels, batch, the API, and premium exports (DOCX, PDF, word-level, JSON). They stay unlocked for good, even after you've used up those hours. You only ever top up the minutes.

Is anything free forever?

Yes. Transcription, AI summaries and chat, translation, and TXT/Markdown/SRT/VTT exports are free forever – on your 60 free minutes and on any credits you buy.

Do credits really never expire?

Never. They sit in your account until you use them – no monthly reset, no 'use it or lose it'.

Is there a subscription?

No. It's pay-as-you-go – you buy a block of hours only when you need them, and they never expire. No recurring charge, ever.

Can I get a refund?

All purchases are final – but credits never expire, and you only ever buy what you need. Anything you don't use just waits in your account until you do. Charged by mistake? Email us and we'll sort it out.

Do you train on my audio?

Never. We don't train on your audio or transcripts, and you can auto-delete your audio after processing.

Refer a friend: they get 30 minutes, you get an hour. Credits never expire – naturally.

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