Konch
Verified Oct 24, 2026 ActiveTranscribes audio and video in 56 languages, with optional human certification in 24 to 48 hours
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $14/mo
- Billing
- Monthly
Basic is $14/month for 120 transcription minutes, or $10/month billed $120 annually; Pro $30/month for 300 minutes, or $23/month billed $270 annually; Enterprise by contact. Pay-as-you-go is $10 per 1,000 credits with no subscription: AI and KonchMate transcription cost 13.33 credits (about $0.13) a minute, transcript translation 3 credits a minute. The free trial is described only as limited, with a file-size cap.
Use tool ↗About Konch
Konch transcribes audio, video and YouTube links, translates transcripts into 75-plus languages, and on its Precision tier puts a human reviewer over the machine output to return a certified transcript within 24 to 48 hours. KonchMate joins meetings and takes notes, and there is voice-over and dubbing alongside. Konch Inc. was started in 2018 by Ankit Bhayani, runs a US support line, and reports over 10 million minutes transcribed with Princeton, LSE and NYU among its users. A free trial with a file-size cap leads into Basic at $14 a month for 120 minutes and Pro at $30 for 300, or pay-as-you-go credits at $10 per 1,000 - roughly 13 cents a transcribed minute.
- Platforms
- Web · API
- API
- Yes
- Last verified
- Oct 24, 2026
Verified sources
- Pricing page: Basic $14/month for 120 minutes or $10/month billed $120 annually, Pro $30/month for 300 minutes or $23/month billed $270 annually, Enterprise by contact, free tier labelled Limited Free Trial with limited file size (15 October 2026)konch.ai ↗
- Pay-as-you-go on the pricing page: $10 per 1,000 credits with AI transcription and KonchMate transcription at 13.33 credits per minute, translation 3 credits per minute, content generation 1 credit per 1,200 words; footer Copyright © 2026 Konch Inc. (15 October 2026)konch.ai ↗
Is Konch legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Dec 16, 2017 (8 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar 101domain GRS Limited, looked up Sep 16, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Nov 28, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026The site answered
- On the market since
- 2018The vendor's own material, read by us
- Operated by
- Konch Inc., United StatesOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of Konch
Konch's differentiator is that human certification is a tier of the same product rather than a separate vendor you have to go find, and unlimited translation into 75 languages comes with every paid plan. The constraint is the minute allowance: $14 buys two hours, so anyone with real volume ends up on pay-as-you-go at about 13 cents a minute.
Pros
- Human-certified transcripts are a tier of the same product, not a separate vendor
- Unlimited transcript translation into 75 languages on every paid plan
- A developer API at developer.konch.ai for pipeline use
- Pay-as-you-go credits exist alongside subscriptions, so occasional jobs are not forced onto a plan
Cons
- 120 minutes on the $14 plan is low next to unlimited-hour competitors
- The company's country is never stated on the site; only a US phone number gives it away
- Discount codes are plastered across the site, which makes the list price hard to trust
- Human certification adds a 24-48 hour wait, so it is not for same-day turnarounds
Best for
- Researchers and legal users who need a certified, human-checked transcript
- Multilingual work where the transcript must also be translated
- Occasional users who prefer non-expiring credits to a subscription
Not for
- High-volume podcast or media teams, where minute caps get expensive fast
- Buyers who need a named company address and jurisdiction on the site
Watch out: The minute allowance is the real constraint - at $14 for 120 minutes two long interviews exhaust the plan, and overflow lands on pay-as-you-go at roughly $0.13 a minute.
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