Fact · Speech recognition
60audio minutes per month
Amazon Transcribe's free tier covers up to 60 audio minutes a month, for the first 12 months after signup.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“start analyzing up to 60 audio minutes monthly, free for the first 12 months”
Amazon Transcribe pricing, Amazon Web Services, 2026, Overview.
Open the original- What it measures
- Amazon Transcribe is the AWS speech to text service. The free tier is calculated across all AWS Regions each month.
- What it does not show
- The free tier is time-limited. After 12 months, usage is billed at the normal rate.
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