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Speech-to-Text

How to Transcribe Audio with Bitcoin Lightning

Upload audio, pay a Lightning invoice, get your transcript. Word-level timestamps, speaker diarization, 13 languages. No account required.

Why Transcribe on Sats4AI?

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No Signup, No Data Risk

Equivalent services require account creation, email, and a credit card. That's personal data sitting on their servers, vulnerable to breaches. Here you pay a Lightning invoice and go.

Pay Per Minute, Not Per Month

Equivalent transcription services charge $10–25/month or $0.25/min. Sats4AI costs 10 sats/minute (~$0.004). A 1-hour file costs ~600 sats instead of $15+.

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Always the Best Model

We continuously upgrade to the latest speech-to-text technology. You don't need to switch platforms or learn new tools — the best model is always here.

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13 Languages + Auto-Detect

English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, and Hindi. Or let it auto-detect the language.

Current Model

Voxtral Mini Transcribe V2

10 sats/min
~$0.004 per minute
13
Languages
3 hrs
Max Duration
1 GB
Max File Size
9
Audio Formats

What You Get

Word-level timestamps — every word tagged with precise timing
Speaker diarization — identifies and labels different speakers
Download as .txt or .srt — plain text or subtitle format
9 input formats — MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, WebM, and more

How It Works

1

Upload your audio

Go to sats4ai.com/speech-text and upload your file. Supports MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, M4A, and more — up to 1 GB.

2

Choose your options

Select the language (or auto-detect), enable word-level timestamps and speaker diarization if needed.

3

Pay the Lightning invoice

Click Transcribe. A QR code appears with the price based on your audio duration. Scan with any Lightning wallet.

4

Get your transcript

Your transcription appears on screen with timestamps. Download as .txt or .srt for subtitles.

Combine with Other Services

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Transcribe + AI Chat

Transcribe a meeting, then summarize key points and extract action items with AI Chat.

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Transcribe + TTS

Transcribe in one language, translate, then re-voice it with Text-to-Speech.

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Phone Call + Transcribe

Make a phone call, then transcribe the recording for searchable notes.

Try It Now — No Signup Required

Upload your audio, pay with Lightning, get your transcript. That's it.