
Rev
AI and human-powered transcription, captioning, and speech-to-text platform
About Rev
Rev is a leading speech-to-text platform offering both AI-powered and human-verified transcription, captioning, and subtitle services. With support for 37+ languages and 96%+ AI accuracy (99%+ with human review), Rev serves legal professionals, journalists, researchers, content creators, and enterprises who need accurate audio and video transcription. The platform includes an AI notetaker for meetings, multi-file analysis for pattern detection across documents, and SmartDepo for AI-powered legal deposition summaries. Rev also offers a developer API (Rev AI) for integrating speech-to-text, topic extraction, and sentiment analysis into applications.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Industry-leading accuracy with both AI and human transcription options
- Generous free tier with 45 minutes per month
- Supports 37+ languages with fast turnaround
- Developer API available for custom integrations
- Specialized legal tools like SmartDepo for depositions
Cons
- Human transcription is expensive at \u00241.99 per minute
- AI accuracy can drop with heavy accents or background noise
- Higher tiers required for advanced features
- No real-time live transcription for in-person events
Key Features
AI transcription with 96%+ accuracy across 37 languages in under 5 minutes
Human transcription with 99%+ accuracy and 12-hour turnaround
AI and human captions with FCC and ADA compliance in 38 languages
Global subtitles and translation in 17 languages
AI notetaker for meeting transcription with action item extraction
Multi-file analysis across up to 500 files simultaneously
SmartDepo AI-powered deposition summaries for legal teams
Rev AI developer API with async/streaming speech-to-text and sentiment analysis
Pricing
- 45 AI minutes per month
- Basic transcription
- 5,000 AI minutes per user
- Billed annually
- AI transcription and captions
- 10,000 AI minutes per user
- Billed annually
- Advanced features and analytics
- Unlimited AI minutes
- Custom integrations
- Dedicated support
Featured In
Best Meeting Transcription Tools for Consultants (2026)
Best for legal, healthcare, and regulated-industry consultants where transcript accuracy is mission-critical.
Best Speech-to-Text APIs for Developers Building Voice Apps (2026)
Best for legal, media, and compliance apps that need an AI-first API with a built-in human transcription fallback.