Swell AI
Swell AI is a versatile tool designed to repurpose audio or video content across multiple marketing channels. Its principal function involves transforming podca...
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What is Swell AI?
Swell AI is a content repurposing platform that transforms audio or video files into a wide variety of marketing materials including transcripts, show notes, blog posts, social posts, newsletters, summaries, titles, clips, and midroll ads. The tool uses AI to mimic the user's unique brand voice and allows creation of reusable content templates for streamlined workflows. Users simply upload their recordings and the AI generates detailed, ready-to-publish content with zero manual work required.
Key features include a sophisticated Transcript & Clip Editor with automatic speaker labels, AI-suggested spicy sections for clipping, and public sharing via shareable links. The platform offers Swell ChatGPT for chat-style interaction over transcripts, embeddable chat bots trained on each episode for audience engagement, and extensive integrations with Apple Podcasts, YouTube, RSS feeds, Zoom Cloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Webhooks, REST API, and Omny Studio. Users can manage multiple podcasts or shows in a single dashboard with project-based workflows for teams and clients.
Swell AI is designed for podcasters, YouTubers, podcast producers, marketing agencies, and content networks who want to maximize their audio/video content reach across multiple channels. The tool helps individuals replace what normally requires a full team, enabling one person to handle podcast post-production and content writing. It's particularly valuable for creators looking to streamline content production, improve podcast SEO with timestamps and key topics, and consistently publish across LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and blog platforms.
The platform has written 130 million words in 2023, processed 50k uploaded episodes totaling 30k hours of media, and provided 20.5k answers through Swell Chat. It offers 100% no questions asked refunds, cancel-at-any-time subscriptions, and custom enterprise pricing with API access, advanced security, and dedicated account management.
Swell AI pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Swell AI offers 3 tiers: Hobby ($0/mo) includes 1 upload per month, unlimited GPT-3.5 writing, unlimited video clips, unlimited audiograms, Swell ChatGPT, documents & templates, and ability to generate summaries/show notes/newsletters/blog posts/social posts/keywords with no customer support. Studio ($29/mo) includes 300 minutes of transcription per month ($0.13/min), unlimited GPT-3.5 writing, unlimited video clips, unlimited audiograms, Swell ChatGPT, documents & templates, content generation features, and premium customer support. Agency ($49/mo) includes 600 minutes of transcription per month ($0.10/min), unlimited GPT-3.5 writing, unlimited video clips, unlimited audiograms, Swell ChatGPT, documents & templates, content generation features, and premium customer support. Enterprise plans offer custom pricing with API access, advanced security, and dedicated account management. Billing is monthly or annual with a two-month discount. 100% no questions asked refunds and cancel at any time.
Swell AI pros
- Transforms audio/video into transcripts, clips, show notes, articles, summaries, titles, newsletters, and social posts
- Mimics user's unique brand voice for authentic content
- Creates reusable content templates for team workflows
- Manages multiple podcasts in one dashboard
- Automatic speaker identification and labeling in transcripts
- AI suggests spicy sections for easy clipping
- Transcript editor allows highlighting and clipping sections
- Clips automatically saved and accessible to team members
- Public sharing via shareable links for team or worldwide
- Unlimited GPT-3.5 writing on all plans
- Unlimited video clips on all plans
- Unlimited audiograms on all plans
- Swell ChatGPT for chat-style transcript interaction
- Embeddable chat bots trained on each episode for audience engagement
- Extensive integrations including Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Zoom, Google Drive, Dropbox
- REST API for scaling podcast production workflows
- Template-driven content creation inspired by Sendgrid and Mailchimp
- Bulk import from RSS feeds or Apple Podcasts for existing catalogs
- 100% no questions asked refunds policy
- Cancel at any time with no restrictions
Swell AI cons
- Hobby plan has only 1 upload per month limitation
- Hobby plan includes no customer support
- Clips on free plan contain watermark
- No free trial available before signup
- Studio and Agency plans limited by transcription minutes (300/600 min)
- Per-minute pricing can be expensive for long content at $0.13/min on Studio
- API access only available on Enterprise plans, not standard paid tiers
- GPT-3.5 writing may be less advanced than GPT-4 alternatives
Frequently asked questions about Swell AI
What is Swell AI?
Swell AI is a content repurposing tool that helps you write show notes, blog posts, social posts, and create short-format clips from any video or audio file. You upload your recording and use the AI to create any content you can think of, including transcripts, clips, show notes, articles, summaries, titles, newsletters, social posts, midroll ads, and intro scripts.
How does Swell AI work?
The process is simple: Upload your audio or video file, generate content using the AI, and publish/export anywhere. The AI transforms your media into transcripts, clips, show notes, articles, summaries, titles, newsletters, and social posts. You can set your brand voice, create reusable templates, and manage multiple shows in one dashboard.
What outputs can Swell AI generate?
Swell AI generates transcripts, video clips, show notes, long-format articles, podcast summaries, LinkedIn posts, Twitter threads, social posts for LinkedIn/Twitter/Instagram, titles, newsletters, blog posts, keywords, midroll ads, intro scripts, and audiograms. All outputs are written in your podcast episode's tone and formatted for readability and SEO.
Does Swell AI have a free plan?
Yes, the Hobby plan is free at $0/mo. It includes 1 upload per month, unlimited GPT-3.5 writing, unlimited video clips, unlimited audiograms, Swell ChatGPT, documents & templates, and the ability to generate summaries, show notes, newsletters, blog posts, social posts, and keywords. The free plan has no customer support and clips contain a watermark.
What integrations does Swell AI support?
Swell AI integrates with Apple Podcasts, YouTube Video, RSS Feeds, Zoom Cloud, Dropbox Folder, Google Drive, OneDrive, Webhooks, REST API, and Omny Studio. You can export and import content everywhere with this extensive library of integrations.
Can I manage multiple podcasts in Swell AI?
Yes, you can easily manage multiple podcasts in one dashboard. Create projects for each podcast you manage, set unique integrations for every podcast, and keep your team organized. The project-based workflow system helps manage multiple teams, clients, and podcasts efficiently.
What is Swell ChatGPT?
Swell ChatGPT lets you chat over the transcript in a ChatGPT-style interface to create off-the-cuff content. Simply type or send a prompt with specific instructions on what you're looking for, and once content is generated, you can copy-paste it. You can provide feedback with thumbs up/down, delete, edit manually, or regenerate the content.
How does the Transcript Editor work?
The Transcript Editor allows you to highlight and clip sections of your transcript, with clips automatically saved and accessible to your team. It features AI suggestions for spicy sections, automatic speaker identification and labeling, and public sharing via shareable links. You can highlight content and create clips with zero work.
Can I embed a chat bot for my audience?
Yes, every uploaded episode comes with a trained chat bot that your audience can engage with. This Swell AI-powered chatbot can answer anything about that specific episode. You can share and embed this chat bot to let listeners ask questions about your content.
How do I import my existing podcast catalog?
You can bulk import and backfill your existing catalog by connecting your RSS Feed or Apple Podcast account. Select which episodes you want imported, and Swell AI will generate detailed show notes, articles, and whatever else you want written for each episode. You can easily export all files to Google Drive or Dropbox to share with your team.