Free transcription that never uploads your audio An Otter.ai, Whisper & Rev alternative that runs in your browser.
Transcription means sending a recording somewhere to be heard. Feyard runs Whisper locally, so a meeting, interview or voice memo stays on the device while you still get a timestamped, speaker-labelled transcript back.
Comparison reflects publicly documented free-tier behaviour as of 22 October 2026. Confirm specifics against each vendor's own page before making a decision.
Your audio never leaves the device
Whisper runs on WebAssembly / WebGPU in the page. There is no upload endpoint, so private recordings are never transmitted or stored by a third party.
Three model tiers, your choice
Pick a faster small model or a more accurate large model depending on the recording — all on-device, all without a per-minute bill.
Speaker labels and mic recording
Record straight from the page or upload a file; get speaker turns and a copy-ready transcript with no watermark.
No account, no per-minute fee
Open the page and transcribe up to 30 minutes free. No sign-up and no billing meter running on every second of audio.
Feyard vs Otter.ai vs OpenAI Whisper API vs Rev
Every competitor below sends your files to a server and charges for the round trip. The differences that matter are where the data is processed and what the free tier is allowed to be used for.
| Capability | Feyard | Otter.ai | OpenAI Whisper API | Rev |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where audio is processed | In your browser — never uploaded | Cloud (upload required) | OpenAI cloud API (upload required) | Human + cloud (upload required) |
| Account required | No | Yes | Yes (API key) | Yes |
| Free allowance | 30 minutes | 300 min/mo free (limited features) | Pay per minute | No free tier |
| Speaker labels | Yes | Yes | No (raw transcript) | Yes (human) |
| Commercial use of output | Yes | Plan-dependent | Per OpenAI terms | Paid |
| Price | $0 | Subscription | Pay per minute | Per-minute + human |
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