Happy Scribe review

Happy Scribe covers both halves of transcription work: files you upload and conversations you record. Its AI handles 150+ languages and dialects, translation reaches 80+, and an AI Notetaker joins Google Meet, Zoom and Teams calls. Recordings from the notetaker, mobile app and web recorder are unlimited on every plan, so the minute allowance only applies to uploaded audio and video. Basic costs $8.50 a month billed annually with 1,440 upload minutes a year, Pro is $19 with 7,200 minutes and 3 seats, and Business is $59 with 72,000 minutes and 5 seats. Extra minutes cost $0.20 each. When AI output is not enough, human proofreading starts at $2.00 a minute in 65+ languages, with delivery from 4 hours. Collaboration tools include real-time editing, comments, style guides and glossaries, and Zapier, an API and an MCP server handle automation. The limits are the modest Basic allowance and a desktop app that is still marked as coming soon.

Who it is for

Multilingual teams, subtitlers and media agencies that want AI output with a human-checked option.

Price

Free plan; Basic $8.50 per month billed annually; Pro $19 per month with 3 seats billed annually.

Basic For individuals with small production needs $8.50 / month Billed annually
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• AI transcription and subtitles in 150+ languages and dialects
• AI translation into 80+ languages
• Unlimited recordings with the AI Notetaker, mobile app and web recorder on every plan
• Human proofreading from $2.00 per minute in 65+ languages
• Style guides, glossaries, an API and an MCP server for AI assistants

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Widest language coverage on this list
• Strength: Meeting and in-person recordings do not use upload minutes
• Strength: Pro includes 3 user seats
• Weakness: Basic includes 1,440 upload minutes a year
• Weakness: Free plan exports video with a watermark
• Weakness: Desktop app is listed as coming soon

Key facts

• Upload minutes: 1,440 a year on Basic, 7,200 on Pro, 72,000 on Business
• Extra minutes: $0.20 per minute
• Compliance: GDPR, SOC 2 Type 2

Where it ranks

Happy Scribe is No. 2 in our Best AI Transcription Software verdict.