Rimo
Verified Oct 15, 2026 ActiveJapanese meeting-transcription service whose AI editor interviews you by voice and turns the answers into a finished article.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $9/mo
- Billing
- Monthly
English site: Solo $9/month and Business $15/month, both marked as a 50% limited-time cut from $18 and $30, with unlimited transcription time. The AI editor page prices separately in yen - free tier of 3 interviews and 3 articles a month, Basic at JPY 3,300/month (about $22) for 20 of each, Enterprise on quote.
Use tool ↗About Rimo
Rimo's core product, Rimo Voice, transcribes and summarises meetings in 60-plus languages with collaborative editing on top. The AI editor is a separate flow aimed at writing: you state what the piece should cover, the AI interviews you conversationally, it drafts from your answers, and you refine the result. You can also skip the interview and hand it an existing recording to turn into an article. It handles blog posts, business reports, academic papers and press releases. The operator is Rimo, based in Japan, and data can be stored in Japan, the US or the EU on request. The English site prices in dollars while the Japanese-facing editor page prices in yen.
- Platforms
- Web
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
Verified sources
- AI editor runs outline, voice interview, draft, refine; also converts uploaded audio to articles; yen pricing with free, JPY 3,300 Basic and Enterprise tiersrimo.app ↗
- Rimo Voice is the main product with 60+ languages; Solo $9/month and Business $15/month at 50% off; Rimo based in Japan with JP, US or EU data storagerimo.app ↗
Is Rimo 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
- Mar 6, 2019 (7 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar Squarespace Domains II LLC., looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Dec 14, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- Rimo LLC, JapanOur research, card verified Aug 23, 2026
Pros & cons of Rimo
The interview-then-draft flow is a real differentiator: it gets material out of people who can talk about a subject but stall at a blank page. Rimo is fundamentally a Japanese transcription company, and it shows - the pricing you see depends on which locale of the site you land on, and the two do not agree.
Pros
- Voice interview flow extracts content rather than expecting a prompt
- Existing audio recordings can be converted into articles directly
- 60+ languages supported for transcription out of the box
- Data residency selectable across Japan, the US and the EU
- Free tier covers three interviews and three articles a month
Cons
- English and Japanese pages quote different currencies and different plan structures
- Entry dollar price is a limited-time 50% discount, so renewal is likely at $18
- AI editor free tier caps re-editing
- No API for pushing transcripts into other systems
Best for
- Turning subject-matter interviews into publishable drafts
- Japanese-language meeting transcription and summaries
- Teams that need data residency choice between JP, US and EU
Not for
- Buyers who need one consistent published price
- Pure English-first workflows where local rivals are cheaper
Watch out: The $9 and $15 figures are discounted from $18 and $30 - assume the higher numbers when the promotion ends.
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