Gladia
7.5#9 in transcription softwareFrom $0.20 a monthFree planWebAPImacOSWindows
VisitGladia vs Whisper
What both publish
| Fact | Gladia | Whisper |
|---|---|---|
| Export formats | SRT,VTT | txt,vtt,srt,tsv,json,jsonl |
Gladia plans
- Starter - asynchronous$0.61 a month
- Starter - real-time$0.75 a month
- Growth - asynchronous$0.20 a month
- Growth - real-time$0.25 a month
- StarterFree
- Enterprise—
Whisper plans
- Self-hosted WhisperFree
- Whisper (open-source code and model weights)Free
- Whisper API$0.01 a month
Pick Gladia if…
Gladia suits developers building transcription or audio-processing features who need API access, streaming options, or language support. Its GladiaFlow desktop app may also suit people seeking real-time voice dictation on Mac or Windows.
Pick Whisper if…
Whisper may suit developers and researchers building speech-processing applications or exploring multilingual transcription and translation. It is also an option for people comfortable installing and running command-line or Python software locally.