Sonix
Compare per-hour transcription with workspace subscriptions and seat costs.
- Starting price
- USD 10/media hour pay as you go
- Free access
- 30-minute free trial
- Billing unit
- Source duration; seats add cost
- Platform
- Browser editor and API integrations
- Verified
- 20 Oct 2026
Overview
What you provide
- Upload an audio or video recording and specify its language and speaker context.
What you get
- Sonix produces time-coded transcripts, translated text and subtitle exports in a collaborative browser editor.
Choosing this tool
Sonix suits teams that need browser correction, exports and clearly metered transcription. Core is worth comparing with pay-as-you-go once recurring volume approaches 2.5 hours, but seats do not add included hours. Buzz is useful for local transcription; Subtitle Edit offers more direct subtitle timing work.
A decision worked through
Ignoring the one-time trial, three hours cost USD 30 on pay-as-you-go versus USD 25 on Core. Two Core users cost USD 50/month while still sharing five included transcription hours, so seat expansion changes this break-even calculation.
Sonix alternatives for this task
For Sonix, compare Buzz, Subtitle Edit. Match the input, delivery format and operating responsibilities before comparing price.
| Product | Price / unit | Free allowance | Input → output | Key limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SonixRead profileOfficial source ↗ | USD 10/hr or Core USD 25/mo | 30 minutes once | Audio/video become timed text. | Seats do not add media hours. |
| BuzzRead profileOfficial source ↗ | MIT local app: free | No per-minute local fee | Speech becomes TXT, SRT or VTT. | New Mac builds require Apple Silicon. |
| Subtitle EditRead profileOfficial source ↗ | MIT editor: no software fee | Local editing is free | Media/subtitles become corrected captions. | Online services have separate terms. |
Setup & workflow
- Check the source duration and choose a plan based on the whole workspace.
- Upload the file and correct the transcript in the time-coded editor.
- Export the required text or subtitle format and reconcile usage and seats.
Requirements & installation
Limits & review
- Included hours belong to the workspace rather than each seat. Translation and certain alignment operations draw from the same media-hour pool; the pay-as-you-go tier does not include AI workspace analysis.
Your part
- Listen back to ambiguous phrases and verify speaker labels before using transcript quotations.
Sources & verification4
This profile is based on official sources, not a hands-on product test.
Vendor descriptions and demos document advertised features. Editorial guidance is based on these sources.
- Official USD plans and shared-hour rulessonix.ai
- Sonix official referencesonix.ai
- Buzz official referencegithub.com
- Subtitle Edit official referencegithub.com
