Side by side
Assembly AI vs File Transcribe
2 tools side by side, on the data we have on file for each.
Assembly AI
Speech-to-Text · From $19 per month
File Transcribe
Speech-to-Text · Free, but limited
| Assembly AI | File Transcribe | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | From $19 per month | Free, but limited |
| Free tier | Yes, limited | Yes, limited |
| Our score | 4.0 / 5 | 4.0 / 5 |
| Our line on it | Transcribes speech to text. | Limited to free tiers, best for occasional transcribers. |
| Best for | Developers, content creators | Occasional transcribers |
| Not for | - | Long-term project managers |
| Platforms | Web, API | Web, API |
| Voice interaction | Limited°Text-to-speech for voice agents. | - |
| Languages supported | Up to 10 languages° | 50+ languages with auto-detect° |
| Category | Audio and voice | Audio and voice |
| Best described as | Speech-to-Text | Speech-to-Text |
| Last checked | 4 Oct 2026 | 3 Oct 2026 |
° Read from the vendor's own pages; not yet confirmed by a reviewer.
We have not written a verdict for this pairing
The table above is the data on each tool's own page, side by side. A written head-to-head goes further: it names a winner per use case and says who should stay where they are. Those are written by a reviewer, pair by pair, so this one may not have its verdict yet.