Salad Transcription Services
AI-powered transcription API with high accuracy and low cost across 97+ languages.
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What is Salad Transcription Services?
Salad Transcription Services is a high-accuracy, low-cost speech-to-text API that converts audio and video files into accurate transcripts, captions, and subtitles. It uses advanced ASR models like Whisper Large v3 to deliver industry-leading accuracy at 40-90% lower cost than competitors.
Salad Transcription Services pricing
Pricing model: Paid
Starting from $0.10 per hour for call transcription, $0.16 per audio hour for standard pay-as-you-go tier. Salad Transcription API offers tiered pricing with discounts for high-volume needs. Transcription Lite is lower priced than the main API. No free tier mentioned. Contact sales for discounted enterprise pricing. AppSumo offers lifetime codes for transcription hours. Media duration is calculated at minute level (e.g., 12:34 minutes = 0.21 hours). High-volume customers can get up to 90% less cost than competitors.
Salad Transcription Services pros
- 95.1% accuracy for English - highest in the industry
- 40-90% cheaper than competitors like Deepgram, Assembly AI, AWS, Google, Azure
- Supports 97+ languages for transcription
- Full translation between 8 languages
- Speaker diarization with word-level identification
- Multichannel transcription with no channel limit and no extra cost
- Word-level and sentence-level timestamps
- Industry-standard SRT output for captions/subtitles
- LLM-powered summaries and sentiment analysis
- Custom vocabulary for domain-specific terms
- Transcribes 8x faster than media duration
- SOC-2 compliant with end-to-end encryption
- Supports files up to 3GB
- Self-hosting available on-prem or on own cloud
- Connects to 100s of apps via Zapier
- No verbatim option but automatically corrects word repetitions
- Flexible input formats: MP3, WAV, FLAC, MP4, MOV, FLV
- Powered by distributed cloud with 1000s of consumer GPUs
Salad Transcription Services cons
- No web or mobile app interface - API only
- No verbatim transcription capability
- Files longer than 2.5 hours must be split
- Max file size limited to 3GB
- Diarization and timecodes reduce speed to 4x
- AppSumo hours cannot be resold directly
- Custom vocabulary still in preview
- Transcription Lite lacks summarization and insights
Frequently asked questions about Salad Transcription Services
Does Salad Transcription have a web or app-based mobile experience?
No, Salad Transcription is an API product only. Users can access the API documentation and try transcription services in the SaladCloud Portal if unfamiliar with using an API.
How does SaladCloud have the lowest prices for transcription in the market?
Unlike other API providers that rely on expensive high-end GPUs from hyperscalers, SaladCloud uses proprietary distributed cloud powered by thousands of consumer GPUs. This low-cost compute model allows significantly lower prices without compromising quality, with tiered pricing for high-volume needs.
Can I self-host the API on-prem or on my own cloud environment?
Yes, you can self-host the Salad Transcription API on-premises or on your own cloud environments. Schedule a call with the sales team for enterprise pricing and hosting packages. Enterprise customers can license models for self-hosting in dedicated cloud environments.
How does SaladCloud determine a transcription hour?
SaladCloud calculates hours based on media duration measured at the minute level. For example, a 12:34-minute video is calculated as (12*60+34)/3600 = 0.21 of an hour.
Does SaladCloud transcribe media verbatim?
No, Salad Transcription does not offer verbatim capability. Word repetitions and other small errors are automatically corrected by the system.
Is there a file size limit for transcription services?
Salad Transcription supports up to 3GB media files. Media files longer than 2.5 hours in duration must be split. For larger file support, contact the sales team for a bespoke solution.
How long will it take to transcribe my file?
Salad Transcription transcribes on average 8x faster than the duration of your media file. If diarization and time codes are enabled, speed drops to 4x faster as multiple passes are required.
Can I use AppSumo hours to power my own transcription service that I sell to customers?
No, the AppSumo deal does not allow direct re-selling of transcription services. However, you can power transcription capabilities that are part of your own SaaS service as long as it is not reselling SaladCloud Transcription directly.
What languages does Salad Transcription support?
Salad Transcription API supports 97+ languages for transcription with English translation, and full translation between 8 major languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Russian, Hindi). Transcription Lite supports core languages only.
How can I use the service if I'm not familiar with how APIs work?
Check out the API Reference Page and follow the provided instructions. Users unfamiliar with API usage can try Transcription services directly in the SaladCloud Portal before integrating via API.