Rev AI vs Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
Ai Transcription Apis pricing comparison · 2026
Rev AI pricing ranges from $0.00167–$0.033/minute, while Google Cloud Speech-to-Text ranges from $0–$0/minute. Google Cloud Speech-to-Text is typically 100% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.
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Rev AI and Google Cloud Speech-to-Text both operate in the ai transcription apis category. This page compares their published pricing.
Plan-by-Plan Pricing
| Plan | Rev AI | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-As-You-Go | Custom | Free /minute |
| Enterprise | Custom | Free /minute |
| Enterprise (Custom Pricing) | — | Free |
Cost at Scale
Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.
Rev AI
3 scenarios$40/month ($480/year)
Podcast Transcription Startup (200 hours/month)
200 hours × 60 min/hr × $0.00333/min. Using Reverb Turbo ($0.00167/min) instead would cut costs in half to $20/month ($240/year), saving $240 annually with slightly lower accuracy.
$220/month ($2,640/year)
Customer Call Analytics (1,000 hours/month)
$100 for transcription (1,000 hrs × 60 min/hr × $0.00167/min), $600 for sentiment analysis (60,000 min × $0.01/min), $600 for topic extraction (60,000 min × $0.01/min). Total per-minute cost: $0.0367/min. Switching to Reverb ($0.00333/min) adds $100/month but improves accuracy.
$3,200
Enterprise Media Platform (20,000 hours/month)
$4,000/month ($38,400-$48,000/year estimate) -- Base cost at $0.00333/min for Reverb is $4,000/month (20,000 hrs × 60 min/hr × $0.00333/min). Enterprise volume discounts of 20-30% reduce this to ~$2,800-$3,200/month for transcription, plus add-on costs for audio intelligence features. Typical Enterprise minimums: $5,000-$15,000 annually.
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
3 scenarios$120/month ($1,440/year)
Media Company Archive Processing (500 hours/month, batch)
30,000 minutes at $0.004/min via Dynamic Batch. Add $50-$100/month for Cloud Storage and egress fees. Total: $170-$220/month. This is 92% cheaper than AWS Transcribe standard ($720/month) and 67% cheaper than OpenAI Whisper ($180/month) for the same volume.
$192/month ($2,304/year)
Real-Time Captioning Service (200 hours/month)
12,000 minutes at $0.016/min for standard real-time processing. Add $30-$80/month for GCP infrastructure (Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, Storage). Total: $222-$272/month. First 60 minutes/month free reduces to 11,940 billable minutes ($191/month).
$4,800/month ($57,600/year)
Enterprise Analytics Platform (5,000 hours/month)
300,000 minutes at $0.016/min standard rate. Enterprise volume pricing (contact sales) may reduce to $0.008-$0.012/min ($2,400-$3,600/month). Add $300-$500/month for BigQuery, Storage, and Cloud Functions. Using Dynamic Batch where real-time is not needed reduces to $1,200/month base.
Market Intelligence
Rev AI
- Median annual cost
- $20,000 0
- Based on
- 9 deals
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
- Median annual cost
- $300
- Based on
- 15 deals