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Steno
AI transcription and analysis for news and media
As of 30 August 2026, Steno starts at $500/month. Steno is an AI-powered platform that automatically transcribes, indexes, and analyzes broadcast news and media content. Softwr lists it under News. Steno is made by Steno AI, launched in 2020, available on Web.
Overview
What Steno does
Steno is an AI-powered platform that automatically transcribes, indexes, and analyzes broadcast news and media content. It helps journalists, researchers, and PR professionals search and monitor TV and radio broadcasts across channels. With real-time transcription and powerful search, Steno makes broadcast media as searchable as text-based news.
What people use it for
- AI-powered content creation platform
- Voice and text content generation
- Multi-channel content distribution
- Programmatic content syndication
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Steno.
- No free tier available; entry point at $500/month
- Enterprise plan pricing not published; requires custom quote
- Premium add-ons (iOS/Android app, Pro Voice) pricing not disclosed
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Pricing
What Steno costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Starter
$500 /mo
- 16,500 credits per month
- 1 Twin
- Web app deployment
- Authentication
- Email support
- Basic SDK access
Growth
$1,000 /mo
- 40,000 credits per month
- 2 Twins
- Web app deployment
- Authentication
- Email support
- Basic SDK access
Scale
$2,000 /mo
- 100,000 credits per month
- 3 Twins
- Web app deployment
- Authentication
- Email support
- Plus SDK access
Enterprise
On request
- 200,000+ credits per month
- 5 Twins
- Web app deployment
- Authentication
- Slack support (upgraded from email)
- Plus SDK access
Capabilities
Features
AI transcription
Broadcast search
Real-time monitoring
Clip creation
Media analysis
Slack
Integration with Slack
Email
Integration with Email
API
Integration with API
Web support
Available on web
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
What is the minimum cost to start using Steno?
The Starter plan is $500/month with 16,500 monthly credits. Steno does not offer a free tier, and monthly billing options include annual subscriptions with 10-15% savings.
SourceWhat are Steno credits and how many do I get?
Credits are the universal currency used for content processing, training, and user interactions across text, voice, and video. Starter includes 16,500/month, Growth 40,000/month, Scale 100,000/month, and Enterprise 200,000+/month.
SourceWhat is a Twin in Steno's pricing?
Twins are included in Steno plans at different quantities: Starter includes 1 Twin, Growth 2, Scale 3, and Enterprise 5. Specific features of Twins are not detailed on the pricing page.
SourceWhat are Steno's platform fees?
Steno charges monetization platform fees that decrease with plan tier: Starter at 9%, Growth at 8%, Scale at 7%, and Enterprise at 6%.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Steno
- Company
- Steno AI
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
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Compare Steno with
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- Inoreader
- Chartbeat
- Muck Rack
- Cision
- Agility PR Solutions
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- Meltwater
- Substack
- CrowdTangle
- Google News
- Revue
- SmartNews
- The Old Reader
- TinyLetter
- Ghost
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