ElevenLabs Scribe alternative

ElevenLabs Scribe alternative: Scriptorium vs Scribe

Scribe v2 is ElevenLabs' speech-to-text model. On its own pages it is built for scale: files up to 3 GB and 10 hours, up to 32 speakers, word timestamps and audio-event tags. If you need that, it is the stronger tool. If you want to upload one file in a browser with no account and download SRT or VTT, Scriptorium is the simpler one. Read on 2026-10-27; ElevenLabs' own pages disagree with each other on several figures, noted below.

Updated 2026-10-27

Where ElevenLabs Scribe is the better choice

Files up to 3 GB and up to 10 hours, and up to 32 speakers (its docs).
Word timestamps, audio-event tags such as laughter, and keyterm prompting of up to 1,000 terms.
Arabic is listed; its docs place Arabic in a "Good" band of over 10% to 20% word error rate (its own banding, not a test of ours).
An API that accepts YouTube and TikTok URLs through a source_url field.

Where Scriptorium fits better

A free first file with no account, and stated limits we enforce in the same code.
SRT and VTT named as exports; ElevenLabs' product page says "text file and subtitles" without naming formats.
No dialect claim either way, but our measured Arabic error rate and its method are published.

ElevenLabs Scribe and Scriptorium side by side

Topic	ElevenLabs Scribe	Scriptorium
Free route	Free plan "$0/month with 10,000 credits"; its product page says 12 minutes of transcription and its pricing page lists 330 credits a minute, so the pages give different figures. Check their site	One file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB, 3 tries a day, no account
Account for the free route	Check their site	No for the first file; a free account adds a saved library
Languages	"90+" in its docs; 99 in one pricing table. Arabic listed in its "Good" band; no dialect statement	33 plus automatic detection
Exports	JSON in its docs; "text file and subtitles" on the product page; no format names on the pages read	TXT, timestamped TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, JSON and CSV
Speaker identification	Up to 32 speakers	Optional speaker labels, up to 8 speakers
Meeting bot	Check their site	No bot: you upload the recording after the call
Entry paid price	Its pages disagree: Starter shows $1 a month on the pricing page and $6 on the product page; API price $0.22 an hour on one page and "from $0.40 per hour" on another	Pro $9.99 a month (600 minutes), Pro+ $19.99 a month (2500 minutes)
Max file length	Files up to 3 GB; up to 10 hours	15 minutes and 25 MB on the preview; account limits on the pricing page
Accepts links	API only (source_url: hosted media, YouTube and TikTok URLs); not described for the web tool	No: files only

Checked on 2026-10-27 from the vendor's own pages listed below. Prices and limits change; confirm on their site before you buy. A cell that says "Check their site" means the page did not state it, was unreadable to us, or contradicted itself, and we chose not to guess.

Which should you pick?

Pick ElevenLabs Scribe if You have very long or multi-speaker files, want audio-event tags, or need an API.
Pick Scriptorium if You want one file transcribed in a browser with no account, an editable transcript and SRT or VTT.

Scriptorium's transcripts are automatic and make mistakes; read them against the audio. The free preview is on the home page, and the pricing page lists plans.

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Questions

Is ElevenLabs Scribe free?

Its pricing page lists a free plan with 10,000 credits a month, but the number of minutes that gives differs between its pages, so check the current figure on its site.

Does ElevenLabs Scribe support Arabic?

Yes, Arabic is listed; its docs put it in the "Good" band (over 10% to 20% word error rate). No Arabic dialect is named. See the Arabic list.

Does Scribe export SRT?

Its product page says "text file and subtitles"; the pages we read do not name the formats.

Is it free?

Yes — one file up to 15 minutes and 25 MB with no account, up to 3 tries a day. A free account keeps your transcripts in a library and lifts the guest limits; the current limits and paid plans are on the pricing page.

Try it with your own file

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