AI · head to head
Rev vs Sonix
Rev
AI
Human and AI transcription, captions and subtitles priced per minute
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Sonix
Translation
Automated transcription and translation with per-hour pricing published up front
- From
- $10/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Rev has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: 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.; Sonix monthly hour allowances are small relative to the subscription price: the $25 Core plan includes five hours, which at the published $10 overage rate means the subscription is only worth buying for storage and features rather than for the hours.
- They diverge on capability: Rev covers Human transcription, Sonix covers Automated transcription.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Rev and Sonix actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).
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 Rev
- Human transcription
- AI transcription
- Captions and subtitles
- Legal transcripts
- File analysis
- Clio integration
- Rev API
- Speaker identification
Only in Sonix
- Automated transcription
- Translation
- Synchronised editor
- Subtitle export
- Custom dictionary
- Search across media
- Pay-as-you-go option
- Enterprise compliance
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
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 Sonix
- 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 Sonix
- A broadcaster needing compliant human captions rather than machine captions, where accuracy is a regulatory requirement and not a convenience.not Sonix
- 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 Sonix
Sonix
- A journalist transcribing interviews in several languages who needs the transcript searchable and quotable within minutes rather than accurate to a contractnot Rev
- A qualitative research team coding focus group transcripts, where speaker separation and an editable transcript matter more than a certified accuracy figurenot Rev
- A podcast producer generating subtitle files and show notes from each episode without adding a human transcription suppliernot Rev
- A small documentary team subtitling foreign-language footage where transcription and translation in one tool avoids a second vendornot Rev
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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.
Sonix
- Monthly hour allowances are small relative to the subscription price: the $25 Core plan includes five hours, which at the published $10 overage rate means the subscription is only worth buying for storage and features rather than for the hours.
- Unused hours do not accumulate into a meaningful reserve, so an irregular workload of a heavy month followed by a quiet one pays overage in the first and wastes allowance in the second.
- There is no human correction tier at self-service prices, so anyone with an accessibility or legal accuracy obligation has to add a separate supplier or a member of staff to the workflow.
- The cited 99 percent accuracy is a best-case figure on clean single-speaker audio, and overlapping speakers, strong accents, technical vocabulary and room noise degrade it enough that editing time, not transcription cost, becomes the real expense.
- Storage is capped per plan at 25GB to 100GB, and video files consume it fast, so long-running teams end up deleting source media or upgrading a tier for storage they do not otherwise need.
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Sonix
$10/month- Pay As You Go$10/month
- $10 per hour transcribed
- No subscription
- 30 minutes free to trial without a card
- Core$25/month
- 5 hours a month of transcription and translation
- 25GB storage
- $275 a year if billed annually
- Advanced$50/month
- 20 hours a month
- 50GB storage
- $550 a year if billed annually
- Pro$80/month
- 40 hours a month
- 100GB storage
- $880 a year if billed annually
Which should you pick?
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.
Choose Sonix if
- You need automated transcription.
- You work on Web, API.
- You also want translation.
Questions people ask
- Is Rev or Sonix better?
- Neither clearly leads. Rev starts at Free and Sonix at $10/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Rev or Sonix?
- Rev has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Rev and $10/month for Sonix.
- Does Rev or Sonix run on more platforms?
- Rev runs on Web, iOS, Android, API. Sonix runs on Web, API.
- Can I use Rev for free?
- Yes. Rev has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Sonix starts at $10/month.
- What is Rev best used for?
- Rev is most often used for 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., 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., a broadcaster needing compliant human captions rather than machine captions, where accuracy is a regulatory requirement and not a convenience., 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.. Of those, 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. and 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. are not what Sonix is typically brought in for.
- What can Rev do that Sonix cannot?
- Rev covers Human transcription, AI transcription, Captions and subtitles, Legal transcripts. Sonix covers Automated transcription, Translation, Synchronised editor, Subtitle export.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Rev: 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.
Sonix: What does Sonix cost per hour?
$10 an hour on pay-as-you-go, and $10 an hour for any usage beyond the monthly allowance on every subscription tier. That overage rate is published, which is unusual in this market.
Rev: Is there a free tier?
Yes, 45 AI minutes per month and up to 5 files analysed, with no human transcription included.
Sonix: Is there human transcription?
No. Sonix is automated transcription plus an editor for you to correct. If you need a contracted accuracy level, this is the wrong category of product.
Rev: Do unused AI minutes roll over?
No. The allowance is per seat per month and resets, which penalises irregular workloads.
Sonix: How accurate is it really?
The 99 percent claim assumes clean, single-speaker, standard-accent audio. Multi-speaker recordings with background noise land noticeably lower, and the cost shows up as your editing time.
Rev: 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.
Sonix: How many languages?
Transcription in over fifty languages and translation into a similar number, which is wider than most self-service competitors.
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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