specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Happy Scribe
providerId: happyscribe
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Audio Transcription
- Transcription
- Subtitles
- Translation
- Plans
description: >-
  Happy Scribe combines subscription plans with pay-as-you-go credits, and the
  API bills against the same balance as the web app. Subscriptions include a
  monthly allotment of AI (automatic) minutes for transcription, subtitling, and
  translation; additional AI usage is topped up at a per-minute rate. Professional
  (human) transcription and subtitling is priced separately per minute. Rates
  below are as published on the Happy Scribe pricing page (USD, monthly billing);
  annual billing lowers the effective monthly price. Verify current numbers on the
  pricing page during reconciliation.
notes: >-
  Pricing is quoted per minute by Happy Scribe; per-hour figures below are the
  simple x60 conversion for convenience (e.g. AI $0.20/min = ~$12/hour; human from
  $2.00/min = ~$120/hour). The API itself carries no separate fee - API usage
  draws down the same plan credits and balance as the app.
sources:
- https://www.happyscribe.com/pricing
- https://dev.happyscribe.com/
- https://www.happyscribe.com/integrations/api
plans:
- id: happyscribe-free
  name: Free
  type: free
  description: >-
    Free trial tier for evaluating automatic transcription, with a small one-time
    AI allowance.
  entries:
  - label: Included AI Minutes
    name: free_ai_minutes
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: 10
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0 (approx. 10-minute trial allowance)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Automatic Transcription
  - name: Subtitles
  - name: Exports
- id: happyscribe-basic
  name: Basic
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Entry subscription with a monthly AI allowance for automatic transcription,
    subtitling, and translation.
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Subscription
    name: basic_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $8.50 per month (billed monthly; ~$17 effective on annual varies)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Included AI Minutes
    name: basic_ai_minutes
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: 120
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included (120 AI minutes per month)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Automatic Transcription
  - name: Subtitles
  - name: Translation
  - name: Exports
- id: happyscribe-pro
  name: Pro
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Higher monthly AI allowance for regular transcription and subtitling
    workflows.
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Subscription
    name: pro_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $19 per month
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Included AI Minutes
    name: pro_ai_minutes
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: 600
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included (600 AI minutes per month)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Automatic Transcription
  - name: Subtitles
  - name: Translation
  - name: Exports
  - name: API Access
- id: happyscribe-business
  name: Business
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Team tier with a large monthly AI allowance and a discount on human
    proofreading.
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Subscription
    name: business_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $59 per month
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Included AI Minutes
    name: business_ai_minutes
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: 6000
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included (6,000 AI minutes per month)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Automatic Transcription
  - name: Subtitles
  - name: Translation
  - name: Exports
  - name: API Access
  - name: Human Proofreading Discount
- id: happyscribe-payg
  name: Pay-as-you-go Credits
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Metered top-up usage above plan allowances. AI credits cover automatic
    transcription, subtitling, and translation; professional (human) services are
    billed separately per minute. Topped-up AI credits persist beyond the billing
    period.
  entries:
  - label: AI Credits (Transcription / Subtitles / Translation)
    name: ai_credits
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0.20 per minute (~$12 per hour)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Human Proofreading / Professional
    name: human_service
    type: usage
    metric: minutes
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: from $2.00 per minute (~$120 per hour); ~$1.90/min on Business
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Additional User Seat
    name: additional_seat
    type: usage
    metric: seats
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $29 per seat / month ($19 on annual)
    userMultiplied: true
  elements:
  - name: Automatic Transcription
  - name: Human Transcription
  - name: Subtitle Translation
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com