AI · head to head
Poolside vs Rev
Poolside
AI
Open-weight foundation models built for agentic software engineering
- From
- $0.06/month
- Rated
- -
Rev
AI
Human and AI transcription, captions and subtitles priced per minute
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Rev has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Poolside no self-serve public application; access is largely through enterprise sales or third-party model gateways; Rev human transcription at 1.99 US dollars a minute means roughly 120 dollars an hour of audio, so a long-form interview series costs more in transcription than most teams assume before they run the arithmetic.
- They diverge on capability: Poolside covers Laguna S 2.1, Rev covers Human transcription.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Poolside and Rev actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (AI).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Poolside
- Laguna S 2.1
- Laguna XS 2.1
- Desktop and CLI tools
- Open-weight models
- Third-party gateway access
Only in Rev
- Human transcription
- AI transcription
- Captions and subtitles
- Legal transcripts
- File analysis
- Clio integration
- Rev API
- Speaker identification
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Poolside
- Enterprises deploying AI coding assistance across large developer organizationsnot Rev
- Government and defense agencies needing on-premise or sovereign coding modelsnot Rev
- Teams building custom coding agents on open-weight foundation modelsnot Rev
- Organizations wanting on-device lightweight coding modelsnot Rev
Rev
- A law firm that needs a deposition transcript in a court-acceptable page format with a fixed turnaround and a published per-page price it can bill to a matter.not Poolside
- A documentary or podcast producer costing a project in advance, because human transcription at a published per-minute rate makes the transcription line item a known number.not Poolside
- A broadcaster needing compliant human captions rather than machine captions, where accuracy is a regulatory requirement and not a convenience.not Poolside
- A team with high AI volume and occasional high-stakes files, using the subscription for the bulk and paying the discounted human rate only where accuracy matters.not Poolside
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Poolside
- No self-serve public application; access is largely through enterprise sales or third-party model gateways
- Pricing for the flagship enterprise and government offering is not public and requires a sales conversation
- Targets organizations with large (5,000+) developer headcounts, making it a poor fit for individuals or small teams
- Documentation and product surface area are thin compared to consumer-facing coding assistants
Rev
- Human transcription at 1.99 US dollars a minute means roughly 120 dollars an hour of audio, so a long-form interview series costs more in transcription than most teams assume before they run the arithmetic.
- AI minutes are allocated per seat per month and do not roll over, so bursty workloads, which is how most media production actually behaves, waste allowance in quiet months and run out in busy ones.
- The product direction has moved towards legal and investigative use, so a newsroom or media buyer is choosing a tool whose roadmap priority sits elsewhere.
- Foreign-language subtitles are priced from 6.49 to 15.99 US dollars per minute, an order of magnitude above transcription, which makes multi-language localisation of any volume of video expensive enough to change the plan.
- Human turnaround is stated in hours rather than guaranteed contractually on the published plans, so a hard broadcast or filing deadline needs an agreement beyond the standard terms.
Pricing, plan by plan
Poolside
$0.06/month- Laguna XS 2.1$undefined/month
- $0.06 per 1M input tokens
- $0.12 per 1M output tokens
- Available via OpenRouter and Vercel AI Gateway
- Laguna S 2.1$undefined/month
- $0.10 per 1M input tokens
- $0.20 per 1M output tokens
- 1M token context window
- Enterprise / Government$undefined/month
- Custom contracts for large engineering organizations
- Sales-quoted pricing
- On-premise or dedicated deployment options
Rev
Free- FreeFree
- 45 AI transcription and caption minutes per month
- Up to 5 files analysed
- No human transcription included
- Essentials$25.49/month
- 5,000 AI minutes per seat per month
- Up to 3 seats
- 10 per cent discount on human transcription, captions and subtitles
- Pro$47.99/month
- 10,000 AI minutes per seat per month
- Up to 5 seats
- 15 per cent discount on human work
- Unlimited$undefined/month
- Unlimited AI minutes
- Up to 500 files analysed at once
- Dedicated account specialist
Which should you pick?
Choose Poolside if
- You need laguna s 2.1.
- You work on web, api, mac, windows, linux.
- You also want laguna xs 2.1.
Choose Rev if
- You need human transcription.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, API.
- You also want ai transcription.
Questions people ask
- Is Poolside or Rev better?
- Neither clearly leads. Poolside starts at $0.06/month and Rev at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Poolside or Rev?
- Rev has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $0.06/month for Poolside and Free for Rev.
- Does Poolside or Rev run on more platforms?
- Poolside runs on web, api, mac, windows, linux. Rev runs on Web, iOS, Android, API.
- Can I use Rev for free?
- Yes. Rev has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Poolside starts at $0.06/month.
- What is Poolside best used for?
- Poolside is most often used for enterprises deploying ai coding assistance across large developer organizations, government and defense agencies needing on-premise or sovereign coding models, teams building custom coding agents on open-weight foundation models, organizations wanting on-device lightweight coding models. Of those, enterprises deploying ai coding assistance across large developer organizations and government and defense agencies needing on-premise or sovereign coding models are not what Rev is typically brought in for.
- What can Poolside do that Rev cannot?
- Poolside covers Laguna S 2.1, Laguna XS 2.1, Desktop and CLI tools, Open-weight models. Rev covers Human transcription, AI transcription, Captions and subtitles, Legal transcripts.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Poolside: How is Poolside's Laguna model usage priced?
Laguna XS 2.1 is priced at $0.06 per 1M input tokens and $0.12 per 1M output tokens; Laguna S 2.1 is $0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens.
SourceRev: How much is human transcription?
1.99 US dollars per minute with a stated accuracy target above 99 per cent, typically returned within 12 hours. Subscribers get 10 to 15 per cent off.
Poolside: Where can I access Poolside's models?
Laguna models are available through third-party gateways OpenRouter and Vercel AI Gateway, as well as via Poolside's own desktop and CLI tools.
SourceRev: Is there a free tier?
Yes, 45 AI minutes per month and up to 5 files analysed, with no human transcription included.
Poolside: Does Poolside offer enterprise or government pricing?
Yes, Poolside offers custom, sales-quoted contracts for large enterprises and government/defense customers, including on-premise or dedicated deployment options.
SourceRev: Do unused AI minutes roll over?
No. The allowance is per seat per month and resets, which penalises irregular workloads.
Poolside: How do I get started building with Poolside's models?
Poolside's documentation provides a quickstart guide for installing the `pool` CLI and running an agent task, alongside API documentation for custom integrations.
SourceRev: Can it do subtitles in other languages?
Yes, across seventeen languages, priced from 6.49 to 15.99 US dollars per minute, considerably more than transcription.
Rev: Is Rev still a good choice for newsrooms?
It works, but the subscription tiers are now positioned around legal and investigative workflows, so a newsroom should compare it against a tool built specifically for journalism.
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