Head to head / AI Transcription

Gladia vs Happy Scribe

The verdict
  • Both are close on the numbers we track; compare the details below.
ComparedGladiaHappy Scribe
Starting price$0.61/hr$17/mo
Free tier
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Feature by feature

FeatureGladiaHappy Scribe
Languages100+120+
APIYes (core product)Yes
Real-timeYesNo
Speaker labelsYes (diarization)Yes
Export formatsJSON, SRT, VTTTXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX, PDF
Human optionNoYes

Gladia

Developers who need cheap, high-volume speech-to-text with real-time streaming and diarization in a single API.

  • +Very low per-hour cost, especially at committed volume
  • +100+ languages with automatic language detection
  • +Async and real-time streaming in one API
  • +10 free hours every month

Happy Scribe

Media and subtitling teams that want both automatic and human-verified transcripts.

  • +Choose AI or 99% human transcription
  • +150+ languages for AI transcription
  • +Strong subtitle editor and burned-in captions
  • +API for workflow automation

Compared on the metrics we track for this category. Prices are the cheapest paid tier. Some links are affiliate links.