ConvertAudioToText vs Trint
Trint: Journalism-first transcription with Story Builder for multi-clip articles.
Below is an honest side-by-side: where we win, where Trint wins, and the real pricing on both sides. No marketing fluff.
Free to start, no credit card • Full-length files from $8.33/mo billed yearly
- 99%
- Accuracy
- 99+
- Languages supported
- $14.99
- Unlimited, billed yearly
- Anytime
- Cancel, no contract
CATT vs Trint: side-by-side
| Capability | CATT | Trint |
|---|---|---|
| Where CATT wins | ||
| $14.99/mo unlimited. Trint Starter is around $80/seat with a 7-file cap | Yes | No |
| 11 AI templates. Trint has 1 generic summary mode | Yes | No |
| Modern transcript editor (Trint UI feels dated) | Yes | No |
| A free start anyone can take: every file on the premium engine, a 30-minute preview with no account at all, and a first file up to an hour at signup. Trint is trial-only | Yes | No |
| African and Asian language coverage (Wolof, Swahili, Hindi, Vietnamese, Hausa) | Yes | No |
| Where Trint wins | ||
| Story Builder, drag quotes from multiple transcripts into one article | No | Yes |
| Vocab Builder, 100-word custom dictionary per workspace | No | Yes |
| 54-language subtitle export with translation | No | Yes |
| Permissioned team collaboration | No | Yes |
| Newsroom workflow integrations | No | Yes |
Honest claims only. Where Trint wins, we say so.
Pricing: Trint side-by-side
ConvertAudioToText
- Free$0 · up to 30 files a day, 30 min each
- Pro (annual)$99.99/yr
- Pro (monthly)$14.99/mo
- Developer (API access)$19.99/mo
Trint
- FreeTrial · 7-day trial only
- Starter~$80/seat · 7-file cap
- Advanced~$100/seat · metered
- Enterprisecustom · custom
Which one fits you better?
Honest, no marketing fluff. Where Trint is the right call, we say so.
Choose CATT if:
- You are a single journalist or researcher who wants strong transcription at one tenth the seat cost
- You want 11 AI templates including action items, decisions, and email draft, not a single summary mode
- You record in African or Asian languages such as Wolof, Swahili, Hindi, Vietnamese, or Hausa
Choose Trint if:
- Your newsroom team assembles articles from multiple transcripts using a story-builder workflow
- You need a per-workspace custom vocabulary builder for specialized newsroom terms
- You need 54-language subtitle export with translation and permissioned team review
Frequently asked about switching from Trint
Yes. Our Pro plan is $14.99 per month month-to-month, or $99.99 a year billed annually, with no minute cap. Most Trint customers spend more than that once they pass the included minutes on a comparable tier.
Most users do. Sign up, drop a file, and you have a transcript with speaker labels in minutes. No data migration is needed because each file is independent. If you have an archive on Trint, export the transcripts you want to keep and upload future audio to us.
Our premium engine reaches up to 99% accuracy on clear audio in supported languages. Independent benchmarks place us in the same tier as the leading AI transcription tools. Accuracy depends mostly on audio quality, accents, and overlapping speech, so the best test is a sample of your own audio.
No. You can transcribe the first 30 minutes without signing up. Create a free account to keep your transcripts and edit them in the browser; your first file runs on the premium engine with the 11 AI templates, up to an hour.
Start on the free plan: every file runs on our premium engine with speaker labels, up to 30 files a day, each up to 30 minutes, and your first file can run up to an hour. You can confirm the accuracy on your own audio before paying anything.
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