Happy Scribe Freemium

What it is

Happy Scribe is a Barcelona-based transcription and subtitling platform. It offers AI transcription and subtitles, an online subtitle editor, translation and human-proofread services in one place, and is used by media companies, universities, researchers and video teams.

Key features

• AI transcription and subtitles in 150+ languages
• Subtitle editor with styling, timing and burn-in, plus exports (SRT, VTT and others)
• Subtitle and transcript translation
• Human proofreading from $2.00/min, with 99% accuracy and delivery from 4 hours
• Meeting and recording capture with speaker labels
• Team seats, shared glossaries and style guides on higher plans

Models inside

Happy Scribe does not name the speech or translation models it uses. Its Pro plan advertises access to a more advanced AI model.

Pricing and rights

Free: $0, a 10-minute trial of AI services, recordings up to 45 minutes, limited history. Basic: $17/month or $8.50/month billed annually, with 120 AI minutes a month and 1 seat. Pro: $29/month or $19/month annually, with 600 AI minutes, 3 seats and unlimited recording length. Business: $89/month or $59/month annually, with 6,000 AI minutes, 5 seats and 5% off human proofreading ($1.90/min). Unused plan minutes reset each month; top-up credits cost $0.20/min and roll over. Extra seats cost $29/month ($19 annually). Human services are ordered separately.

Who it is for

Video teams, journalists, researchers and educators who need accurate subtitles and transcripts in many languages, with the option to pay for human proofreading. Broadcasters and publishers that need subtitles to meet accessibility rules will also find the human service useful.

Verdict

Happy Scribe is a dependable subtitle and transcription tool with a good editor and real human proofreading when accuracy matters. The free plan is only a 10-minute trial, AI minute caps are modest on Basic, and it does not do AI dubbing like Rask AI or ElevenLabs.