The wait is over: AI video transcription officially launches today

In early July, we announced the Video Model Hub to help you benefit from the AI revolution without needing to set up servers or models, juggle prompts, or implement third-party services yourself.

 

The adoption of the beta in the sandbox has been incredible. Over 11,000 videos were augmented by AI in the first 30 days, and we received countless requests asking when these features would be available in production.

   

Today, we’re excited to launch the first one powered by the Video Model Hub: AI transcription.

   

See it in action ⬇️

Transcribe your videos in seconds, no hassle

• Say goodbye to waiting weeks for your transcription agency: transcripts are available a few seconds after your video is uploaded
• No more reviewing or back-and-forth adjustments over timestamps, each spoken word is aligned with the transcript for accuracy and efficiency
• Stop juggling multiple APIs or external services. One API call away from instant transcription
• Best of all, no additional development work is needed. Transcription is built into the api.video player or easily accessible as VTT files if you're using another platform

 

The AI video transcription feature can recognize and transcribe videos in 33 languages!

Full control over your video data

• Open source models we only use open source models to ensure transparency and maximize reliability. Transcriptions are generated by the most powerful model to date: Whisper.
• Your data is yours, and yours alone We do not use your data to train models, nor do we sell or share any data generated from your videos with third parties.
• Secure, in-house processing AI models are hosted and run within our own infrastructure. This means your data remains securely within the api.video environment, with no information being sent to external partners, third-party SaaS providers like OpenAI, or any other outside entities.

Get your first transcripts in minutes

Video transcription is available both from the API and the dashboard:

• To enable it via the API, follow the documentation here.
• To enable it via the dashboard, simply press the toggle saying 'AI transcription' when you upload a video.

   

And the best part? This works for not only new videos but also all your existing, already uploaded content. You can instantly transcribe your entire video library!

   

The pricing is based on your video length: a one-time fee of $0.10 only per minute of video transcribed.

   

Transcription is the first AI feature from the Video Model Hub.  

Stay tuned, many more features are coming in the next few weeks!