Independent voice studio for live conversations and text to speech
Turn videos into searchable text
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Freemium
Pricing
Starter: $19.9/month for 660 credits. Pro: $39.9/month for 2,000 credits. Max: $79.9/month for 4,100 credits. Annual billing also available. Live Talk costs one credit per six seconds (10 credits per minute). Text to Speech costs one credit per 160 trimmed Unicode characters, rounded up per request.
Free account with 25 monthly credits. Pro plan at $7 per month for 1,000 credits. Credit pack one-time purchase of $10 for 1,000 credits. 1 credit per YouTube transcript, 1 credit per audio minute for files and media.
Key features
Live voice conversations with multiple voice options
Text-to-speech with downloadable WAV files
Multiple conversation modes including casual chat, language tutoring, mock interviews, and storytelling
Live captions during conversations
Downloadable conversation transcripts
Support for multiple languages
Session length limits based on subscription plan
Credit balance management across both tools
Failed operation refunds and recovery
Search transcripts by phrase and timestamp
Export as TXT, SRT, VTT, or JSON
Transcribe YouTube videos with available captions
Upload audio and video files up to 2 GB
Speech-to-text for videos without captions
Transcription API with batch and channel jobs
Keep timestamps with each transcript passage
Transcribe direct links to media files
What makes it different
Independent service clearly distinguished from Block's official Dessa research model
Transparent provider identification with clear separation of research samples from tool outputs
Unified credit system shared between live chat and text-to-speech tools
No credit card required for free trial
Detailed documentation of pricing calculation and service limits
Searchable transcripts with timestamps tied to video passages
Multiple export formats including SRT and VTT for subtitle editors
Developer API for batch transcription and automation
Speech-to-text transcription for any audio or video file
Dessa AI
TranscriptLab