Alternatives to Whisper
The other picks for transcription and subtitles, each with when to pick it and its price as its maker's page states it. Whisper is on its own page, with its price and who on eChai uses it.
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Gemini
A short audio file, free
Free; Google AI Plus ₹399 a month; AI Pro ₹1,950 a month; Ultra from ₹6,500 a month Read from gemini.google on 10 November 2026 Free plan with Deep Research, Gemini Live and Gemini Notebook -
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Otter
Live meetings
Basic free; Pro $8.33 a user a month billed annually ($16.99 monthly); Business $19.99 a user a month billed annually Read from otter.ai on 10 November 2026 Free: Basic, free forever: 300 transcription minutes a month, 30 minutes a conversation -
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Microsoft Clipchamp
Burnt-in captions on social video
Free; premium features come with Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions Read from clipchamp.com on 10 November 2026 Free editor with unlimited exports up to 1080p and no watermark -
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Subtitle Edit
A subtitle file made offline
Free and open source under the MIT licence Read from github.com on 10 November 2026
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