Amazon Transcribe vs Google Cloud Speech-to-Text

Amazon Transcribe9.3Visit Google Cloud Speech-to-Text9.2Visit

Higher score Amazon Transcribe #1 in Transcription Software 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Transcribe

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Google Cloud Speech-to-Text #2 in Transcription Software 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Google Cloud

• Amazon Transcribe fits best

  AWS teams needing enterprise transcription

• Google Cloud Speech-to-Text fits best

  Cloud developers needing maximum value

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon Transcribe 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Google Cloud Speech-to-Text 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Transcription Software	#2 in Transcription Software
Best for	AWS teams needing enterprise transcription	Cloud developers needing maximum value
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.006/unit usage-based	$0.003/unit usage-based
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon Transcribe 3/3 · Google Cloud Speech-to-Text 3/3
Speaker identification	✓	✓
Timestamp support	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Languages supported	113 languages	Not checked yet
Included minutes	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Export formats	JSON, WebVTT, SRT	VTT, SRT
Our review
Pros	$0.006 per minute for Standard Batch transcription Batch, real-time, diarization, redaction, and subtitle support Integrates with S3, AWS SDKs, CLI, HTTP, and WebSockets	$0.003 per minute for V2 Dynamic Batch recognition Streaming, synchronous, and asynchronous transcription modes Speaker labels, timestamps, punctuation, SRT, and WebVTT output
Cons	No permanent free plan Rates vary by AWS Region Developer-focused API and web access may require implementation work	Usage-based pricing varies by model, method, region, and audio length API-focused workflows require developer implementation Multiple versions and recognition models complicate plan selection
Our verdict	Amazon Transcribe is a managed automatic speech recognition service for developers and organizations that need to convert recorded or streaming speech into text. It supports applications involving customer calls, meetings, video,… Read the review →	Google Cloud Speech-to-Text is a cloud service and API for converting speech audio into text with neural-network recognition models. It is aimed at developers building transcription, captioning, telephony, video, medical-audio, and other… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Amazon Transcribe — where it wins

  • $0.006 per minute for Standard Batch transcription
  • Batch, real-time, diarization, redaction, and subtitle support
  • Integrates with S3, AWS SDKs, CLI, HTTP, and WebSockets

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan
  • Rates vary by AWS Region
  • Developer-focused API and web access may require implementation work

• Google Cloud Speech-to-Text — where it wins

  • $0.003 per minute for V2 Dynamic Batch recognition
  • Streaming, synchronous, and asynchronous transcription modes
  • Speaker labels, timestamps, punctuation, SRT, and WebVTT output

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based pricing varies by model, method, region, and audio length
  • API-focused workflows require developer implementation
  • Multiple versions and recognition models complicate plan selection

• Amazon Transcribe9.3/10 · Paid

  A low-cost AWS transcription service with broad workflow and analytics features.

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• Google Cloud Speech-to-Text9.2/10 · Paid

  A flexible speech API with strong transcription features and usage-based pricing.

  Visit Google CloudFull verdict →