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Auphonic: plans, prices, strengths and limits
Auphonic Free processes 2 hours of audio a month, with an Auphonic jingle on each production. Paid plans run from Auphonic S at $13 a month for 9 hours to XXL at $290 a month for 250 hours, before tax, and one-time credits start at $12 for 5 hours.
Prices for United States, before sales tax Data release 2026.11.07-2, Nov 7, 2026 Rules 2.5.0
- Made by
- Auphonic GmbH
- Individual plans
- 7, one free
- Paid plans
- $13 to $290 a month
- Facts checked
- Nov 7, 2026
Hidden gem A smaller tool fewer people know yet. We list it after the main picks for each job its maker documents; we have not tested it. How we choose them
Quick verdict
Auphonic is a web service that levels, cleans and cuts audio and video you upload: it balances loudness, reduces noise and reverb, cuts filler words and silences, and on paid plans transcribes speech and writes shownotes, summaries and chapters. Usage is counted in hours of processed audio, by input length, with at least 3 minutes per production. Auphonic Free gives 2 hours a month with the audio algorithms, multitrack under 20 minutes, the API and the command-line tool, but no speech recognition, shownotes, watch folders or batch jobs, and productions carry an Auphonic jingle. Recurring plans reset monthly with no rollover: S is $13 a month for 9 hours, or $132 a year; M $30 for 21 hours; L $64 for 45 hours; XL $136 for 100 hours; XXL $290 for 250 hours. One-Time Credits start at $12 for 5 hours that never expire. Prices are before tax.
Auphonic's terms say you keep all rights in your content, but state no separate commercial-use permission, so we mark that as not verified. Your content may be used to improve Auphonic's algorithms; if you use Auphonic for business, you can ask support to opt you out of training. Whether hobby users can ask is not stated.
This verdict rests on what Auphonic documents, not on our tests, which we have not run yet.
Strengths and limits
Strengths
- Audio cleanup on every planEvery plan, Free included, gets the AI audio algorithms: leveling, noise and reverb reduction and filler cutting. For video, Auphonic processes the audio track and merges it back.
- Hours that never expire, if you preferOne-Time Credits cost $12 for 5 hours ($2.40 an hour), never expire and include the same features as monthly plans. Packs go up to 3,000 hours.
- Transcripts, shownotes and captions on paid plansPaid plans transcribe with a self-hosted multilingual Whisper model or engines such as Amazon Transcribe, Google Cloud Speech API and Speechmatics, write AI shownotes, summaries and chapters, and burn subtitles into video.
- Automation built inThe API and a free CLI for macOS, Linux and Windows come with every plan. File transfer covers Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Amazon S3 and SFTP, and publishing covers YouTube, Libsyn and Soundcloud, plus Zapier and n8n.
- No jingle on paid plansOnly Free productions carry the Auphonic audio jingle. Paid and one-time productions do not, and no visible watermark is documented on any plan.
Limits
- Free adds a jingle and skips speech featuresPlan limit. Free productions come with an Auphonic jingle, and Free has no speech recognition, shownotes, captions, watch folders or batch productions.
- Monthly hours do not roll overPlan limit. Recurring plans reset each month, and unused hours expire. Every production counts at least 3 minutes, by input length.
- Training opt-out on request onlyPrivacy limit. Content may be used to improve Auphonic's algorithms. Business users can ask support for an opt-out flag; the privacy policy does not say whether others can.
- Commercial use not verifiedNot verified. The terms say "you fully retain any rights that you have with regards to your Content, including copyright", but no separate commercial-use permission is stated.
- Not a storage serviceWorkflow limit. The terms say Auphonic is not a storage or backup service: productions and their files are deleted from its servers after a set number of days, so download what you need.
Based on what Auphonic GmbH documents for each plan, not on our tests.
Who it suits
A good fit if you
- Podcasters who want consistent loudness and less noise without manual editing
- Transcripts, shownotes and chapters for episodes, on a paid plan
- Occasional jobs paid with credits that never expire
- Automated workflows through the API, CLI, cloud storage or Zapier
Look elsewhere if you
- Publishing from Free without the Auphonic jingle
- Transcripts or captions on the free plan: speech recognition is paid only
- Keeping an archive of your productions: Auphonic deletes them after a set time
- Generating voices or music: Auphonic processes recordings you upload
Plans and prices
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auphonic Free | Free | Nov 7, 2026 | |
| Auphonic SYearly: $132 billed yearly ($11/month shown; the S tier shows '$132 billed yearly'). Yearly plans add priority processing and support. | $13 a month | $132 a year | Nov 7, 2026 Source |
| Auphonic MYearly: $300 billed yearly ($25/month shown; the S tier shows '$132 billed yearly'). Yearly plans add priority processing and support. | $30 a month | $300 a year | Nov 7, 2026 Source |
| Auphonic LYearly: $624 billed yearly ($52/month shown; the S tier shows '$132 billed yearly'). Yearly plans add priority processing and support. | $64 a month | $624 a year | Nov 7, 2026 Source |
| Auphonic XLYearly: $1,356 billed yearly ($113/month shown; the S tier shows '$132 billed yearly'). Yearly plans add priority processing and support. | $136 a month | $1,356 a year | Nov 7, 2026 Source |
| Auphonic XXLYearly: $2,940 billed yearly ($245/month shown; the S tier shows '$132 billed yearly'). Yearly plans add priority processing and support. | $290 a month | $2,940 a year | Nov 7, 2026 Source |
| Auphonic One-Time Credits 5 hours | Not listed | Not listed | Nov 7, 2026 Source |
Prices for United States, before sales tax unless a plan says otherwise. A yearly plan is paid up front and is not cancel-any-time.
Features by plan
What Auphonic GmbH documents for each plan. A hatched mark means we could not verify it, which is not the same as "not offered".
| Feature | Auphonic Free | Auphonic S | Auphonic M | Auphonic L | Auphonic XL | Auphonic XXL | Auphonic One-Time Credits 5 hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Models and limits | |||||||
| Top models included | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Models from several companies | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video editing and presenters | |||||||
| Footage editing | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Automatic captions | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Exports without a watermark | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Music, voice and transcription | |||||||
| Transcription | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Meeting notes | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Integrations and agents | |||||||
| Connectors to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy and control | |||||||
| Opt out of model training | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export your data | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shows ads | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Rights and licensing | |||||||
| Commercial use of outputs | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Apps and extras | |||||||
| Cloud storage included | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Apps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Usage included | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The details and sources of every row are in Compare two AIs and the data release.
What it documents for each use
- Video & Animation Add captions to a video
- Business & Productivity Connect AI to the apps I already use
- Audio & Voice Transcribe recordings and files
A use is listed when at least one plan documents every feature a task needs. Answer quality is a separate question: see below.
Using it day to day
Auphonic is a web app, with a free single-file CLI for macOS, Linux and Windows and an API on every plan. You upload audio or video, choose the processing, and download the result in the formats you pick. Multitrack productions are limited to under 20 minutes on Free.
Hours are counted by input duration, with at least 3 minutes per production. Free: 2 hours a month. S: 9 hours, $13 a month or $132 a year. M: 21 hours, $30 a month or $300 a year. L: 45 hours, $64 a month or $624 a year. XL: 100 hours, $136 a month or $1,356 a year. XXL: 250 hours, $290 a month or $2,940 a year. The S yearly total is printed; the others are 12 times the yearly monthly rate, by our calculation, and are paid up front. Yearly plans add priority processing and support. Whether cuts of fillers and silences apply to video, not only audio, is not verified. Auphonic announced a Zoom integration on October 23, 2026, which we have not read.
Privacy, data and ads
Auphonic's privacy policy says your content may be used to improve its algorithms. If you use Auphonic for business purposes, you can ask support to set an opt-out flag for training and fine-tuning; the policy does not say whether hobby users can ask. You keep all rights in your content. Productions are deleted from Auphonic's servers after a set number of days, and you download results yourself. Whether the web app shows ads is not verified.
Read the vendor's own page: Auphonic privacy and data controls. We make no legal or compliance claim.
Test results
We have not tested Auphonic yet, so this page makes no claim about answer quality, and we show no example outputs. Run the same kit in it and in the alternatives, in your own account:
- Summarize a report with traceable facts
- Analyze a spreadsheet and get the numbers right
- Edit an email without losing a detail
- Diagnose and repair a small program
- Research a question with sources that support the answer
- Make sense of documents that disagree
- Research a current question within a date window
- Edit an article without changing its facts
- Turn project notes into a report that agrees with itself
- Implement a small specification
- Refactor code without changing what it does
- Make a picture that follows a detailed brief
- Put exact text into a graphic
- Change one thing in a picture and nothing else
- Make a short clip that follows a brief
- Make a song that sings your lyrics exactly
- Read a script with names, numbers and abbreviations
- Design a logo with an exact name
Getting started
- Start on Auphonic Free and process one episode or recording within the 2 free hours.
- Listen to the result before you publish, and remember Free adds an Auphonic jingle.
- If you use Auphonic for business, ask support to opt you out of training before you upload client audio.
- Pick a plan by hours: S gives 9 a month for $13, before tax. If you publish irregularly, One-Time Credits ($12 for 5 hours) never expire.
- Compare audio tools on our tools page, and read how we check vendor claims.
Your fit
Tell Find my AI what you do and what matters; it checks every plan of Auphonic against your priorities, next to the alternatives.
Alternatives
- Descript If you also edit, Descript edits audio and video by editing the transcript, with transcription in 25 languages on every plan and 10 media hours a month on Hobbyist at $24 a month before tax. About Descript
- LALAL.AI LALAL.AI removes vocals, echo and noise and splits tracks into stems, and its privacy policy says it does not use user files for AI training, though its US prices are not verified. About LALAL.AI
Recent changes
- Auphonic One-Time Credits 5 hours added
- Auphonic XXL added
- Auphonic XL added
- Auphonic L added
- Auphonic M added
- Auphonic S added
- Auphonic Free added
Every change is in the change log.
Questions
Is Auphonic free?
Yes. Auphonic Free processes 2 hours of audio a month with its leveling and noise reduction, but adds an Auphonic jingle and does not include speech recognition or shownotes.
How much does Auphonic cost?
Auphonic S is $13 a month for 9 hours, M $30 for 21 hours, L $64 for 45 hours, XL $136 for 100 hours and XXL $290 for 250 hours, before tax. S costs $132 a year on yearly billing.
Do Auphonic credits expire?
Monthly plan hours expire at the end of each month with no rollover. One-Time Credits, from $12 for 5 hours, never expire.
Does Auphonic add a watermark?
Free productions come with an Auphonic audio jingle. Paid and one-time productions do not, and no visible watermark is documented.
Can Auphonic transcribe audio?
On paid plans and One-Time Credits, yes: multilingual speech recognition with a transcript editor, AI shownotes, summaries, chapters and subtitles. Free does not include speech recognition.
Does Auphonic train AI on my audio?
Auphonic may use content to improve its algorithms. Business users can ask support to opt out of training and fine-tuning; whether other users can is not stated.
Sources
5 official pages, checked Nov 7, 2026. This page was written by the What the tech desk with AI assistance from the facts in our data release; no company paid for or reviewed it.
- Pricing | AuphonicAuphonic GmbH
- Features | AuphonicAuphonic GmbH
- Terms of Service | AuphonicAuphonic GmbH
- Workflows & API | AuphonicAuphonic GmbH
- Privacy Policy | AuphonicAuphonic GmbH
About this page
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- What the tech, Helsinki, Finland
- Author
- What the tech
- Reviewed by
- Peyman Khosravani
- Review scope
- Checked that this page matches the facts in data release 2026.11.07-2: a check against documented sources, not a hands-on test of the product.
- Evidence
- Facts documented by each company, each linked to its official source and dated. Test results appear only where an editor ran the test.
- Data release
- 2026.11.07-2, Nov 7, 2026
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