News & Media · head to head
Steno vs Artifact
Steno
News & Media
AI transcription and analysis for news and media
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Artifact has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Steno candidate list appears to conflate Steno (legal/court reporting services) with news media monitoring platforms; Artifact wound down in early April 2024. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger closed it, saying the market opportunity was not large enough to keep investing
- They diverge on capability: Steno covers AI transcription, Artifact covers AI recommendations.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Steno and Artifact actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (News & Media).
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 Steno
- AI transcription
- Broadcast search
- Real-time monitoring
- Clip creation
- Media analysis
- Slack
- API
Only in Artifact
- AI recommendations
- Article summaries
- Clickbait detection
- Social sharing
- Topic following
- Social sharing
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Steno
- Media monitoringnot Artifact
- Researchnot Artifact
- PR trackingnot Artifact
- Competitive analysisnot Artifact
Artifact
- News consumptionnot Steno
- Content discoverynot Steno
- Staying informednot Steno
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Steno
- Candidate list appears to conflate Steno (legal/court reporting services) with news media monitoring platforms
Artifact
- Wound down in early April 2024. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger closed it, saying the market opportunity was not large enough to keep investing
- Yahoo acquired the personalisation technology and folded it into Yahoo News, so the app itself is not coming back
- The founders stayed only in an advisory capacity through the transition
Pricing, plan by plan
Steno
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Steno review.
Artifact
Free- FreeFree
- AI-powered recommendations
- Article summaries
- Social features
Which should you pick?
Choose Artifact if
- You need ai recommendations.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android.
- You also want article summaries.
Questions people ask
- Is Steno or Artifact better?
- Neither clearly leads. Steno starts at On request and Artifact at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Steno or Artifact?
- Artifact has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Steno and Free for Artifact.
- Does Steno or Artifact run on more platforms?
- Steno runs on Web. Artifact runs on Ios, Android.
- Can I use Artifact for free?
- Yes. Artifact has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Steno starts at On request.
- What is Steno best used for?
- Steno is most often used for media monitoring, research, pr tracking, competitive analysis. Of those, media monitoring and research are not what Artifact is typically brought in for.
- What can Steno do that Artifact cannot?
- Steno covers AI transcription, Broadcast search, Real-time monitoring, Clip creation. Artifact covers AI recommendations, Article summaries, Clickbait detection, Social sharing.