Sources and workbook notes — 60-hour meeting transcription comparison

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Comparison scope

120 English meeting recordings × 30 minutes = 3,600 minutes (60 hours), within a 30-day month, for one user. Prices use USD, month-to-month billing, before tax. This is a calculated buying comparison; the same 120 files were not run through all three products. Pricing and upload-rate policies were checked October 20, 2026; other source checks retain their individual dates below.

AccurateScribe specifications supplied for this review

Product specifications supplied and confirmed on October 20, 2026: unlimited monthly transcription, total storage, duration per file and file quantity per upload batch; maximum audio or video file size 5 GB. The confirmation is a supplied product specification, not an independently executed load test. Decimal conversion: 5 GB = 5,000 MB.

The public pricing page read on October 20 still listed files up to 10 hours each. The workbook retains that published statement as AS-F1 separately from the dated specification confirmation. The article uses the supplied specification with its attribution.

AccurateScribe export-menu record

Menu text supplied for the review listed DOCX, PDF, TXT, SRT, VTT, STL, EDL, XML, CSV, XLSX, HTML, JSON and FCPXML. This records listed availability; it is not a statement that each format was downloaded and compatibility-tested. The public support page lists common formats. The supplied menu record dates to October 17, 2026.

Metric and source register

Source dates are publication or update dates when available; checked dates are separate. An unavailable date is shown as “Not stated.” Fireflies overage statements are retained separately because its official documents are inconsistent. The scenario cost remains unconfirmed rather than assigning an unsupported total.

IDProductMetricValueUnitEvidence typeSourceAuthor / publisherSource dateChecked
AS-P1AccurateScribeMonthly subscription19.99USD/monthOfficial pricingAccurateScribe pricingAccurateScribeNot stated2026-10-20
AS-U1AccurateScribeMonthly transcription allowanceUnlimitedminutesOfficial pricingAccurateScribe pricingAccurateScribeNot stated2026-10-20
AS-F1AccurateScribePublished duration, differs from current owner specification600minutes/fileOfficial pricing; owner clarification differsPricing page still lists 10h. Owner clarified unlimited duration on 2026-10-20; raw published value retained here.AccurateScribeNot stated2026-10-20
AS-E1AccurateScribeExport format menuDOCX, PDF, TXT, SRT, VTT, STL, EDL, XML, CSV, XLSX, HTML, JSON, FCPXMLformatsSupplied product export-menu text; not individual export testsAccurateScribe export-menu text supplied for this reviewSupplier not publicly named2026-10-172026-10-19
FF-P1FirefliesPro, monthly billing18USD/user/monthOfficial pricingFireflies pricingFirefliesNot stated2026-10-20
FF-U1FirefliesUploaded-file transcription allowance3000minutes/user/source/calendar monthOfficial usage policyLearn about rate limitsFireflies.ai Knowledge Base2026-10-082026-10-20
FF-S1FirefliesPro total storage8000minutesOfficial helpTranscription credits, storage and rate limitsFireflies2026-06-262026-10-20
FF-F1FirefliesMaximum duration150minutes/fileOfficial helpLearn about the Uploads feature in FirefliesFireflies2026-09-012026-10-20
FF-A1FirefliesMaximum audio size500MB/fileOfficial helpLearn about the Uploads feature in FirefliesFireflies2026-09-012026-10-20
FF-V1FirefliesMaximum video size2GB/fileOfficial helpLearn about the Uploads feature in FirefliesFireflies2026-09-012026-10-20
FF-E1FirefliesTranscript export formatsPDF, DOCX, SRT, CSV, JSON, MDformatsOfficial helpDownload transcripts, summaries and meeting recordingsFireflies.ai Knowledge Base2026-07-152026-10-19
HS-P1Happy ScribeBusiness, monthly billing89USD/monthOfficial helpPlans and pricingSimon2026-07-232026-10-20
HS-U1Happy ScribeBusiness transcription allowance6000minutes/monthOfficial helpPlans and pricingSimon2026-07-232026-10-20
HS-T1Happy ScribeBusiness included seats5seatsOfficial helpPlans and pricingSimon2026-07-232026-10-20
HS-B1Happy ScribeMaximum batch upload25files/batchOfficial helpBulk uploading your filesSimon2025-06-172026-10-19
HS-F1Happy ScribeMaximum uploaded file size1GB/fileOfficial helpBulk uploading your filesSimon2025-06-172026-10-19
HS-E1Happy ScribeBusiness export formatsSRT, TXT, DOCX, PDF, VTT, STL, HTML, XML, FCPXML, JSON, EDL, CSVformatsOfficial help and pricingCreate a transcript; pricingSimon / Happy Scribe2023-11-012026-10-19
HS-E2Happy ScribeCurrent Business export eligibilityBusinessplanOfficial pricingHappy Scribe pricingHappy ScribeNot stated2026-10-19
M1All productsScenario: recordings120files/monthEditorial assumptionBuying scenario, not an executed product trialAIScribeReview2026-10-202026-10-20
M2All productsScenario: duration per recording30minutes/fileEditorial assumptionBuying scenario, not an executed product trialAIScribeReview2026-10-202026-10-20
AS-U20AccurateScribeCurrent monthly transcription allowanceUnlimitedminutes/monthProduct specifications supplied and confirmed for this review; not an executed measurementProduct specifications supplied and confirmed for this review, October 20, 2026AccurateScribe product representative2026-10-202026-10-20
AS-S20AccurateScribeCurrent retained storageUnlimitedminutesProduct specifications supplied and confirmed for this review; not an executed measurementProduct specifications supplied and confirmed for this review, October 20, 2026AccurateScribe product representative2026-10-202026-10-20
AS-D20AccurateScribeCurrent duration per fileUnlimitedminutes/fileProduct specifications supplied and confirmed for this review; not an executed measurementProduct specifications supplied and confirmed for this review, October 20, 2026AccurateScribe product representative2026-10-202026-10-20
AS-B20AccurateScribeCurrent files per upload batchUnlimitedfiles/batchProduct specifications supplied and confirmed for this review; not an executed measurementProduct specifications supplied and confirmed for this review, October 20, 2026AccurateScribe product representative2026-10-202026-10-20
AS-F20AccurateScribeCurrent maximum audio or video file size5GB/fileProduct specifications supplied and confirmed for this review; not an executed measurementProduct specifications supplied and confirmed for this review, October 20, 2026AccurateScribe product representative2026-10-202026-10-20
AS-A20AccurateScribeCurrent audio file size in decimal MB5000MB/fileDecimal unit conversion of supplied product specificationProduct specifications supplied and confirmed for this review, October 20, 2026AccurateScribe product representative2026-10-202026-10-20
HS-PP20Happy ScribePro monthly subscription29USD/monthOfficial pricing helpPlans and pricingSimon2026-07-232026-10-20
HS-PU20Happy ScribePro included upload minutes600minutes/workspace/monthOfficial pricing helpPlans and pricingSimon2026-07-232026-10-20
HS-PE20Happy ScribeAdditional upload credits0.2USD/minuteOfficial pricing helpPlans and pricingSimon2026-07-232026-10-20
FF-O20FirefliesUploaded-minute overage described in upload guide0.01USD/minuteOfficial help; conflicts with rate-limit policyUpload guide lists 0.01/min; the October rate-limit page says no overage charges. No confirmed 60h bill.Fireflies.ai Knowledge Base2026-09-012026-10-20
FF-N20FirefliesConflicting rate-limit policyNo overage chargespolicy statementOfficial help; unresolved inconsistencyRate-limit page says no overage charges, with a later team example exception. No account-specific confirmation.Fireflies.ai Knowledge Base2026-10-082026-10-20

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