Can Google Gemini Transcribe Audio Files?
Honest answer: yes, within limits — Gemini is the most audio-capable of the big AI chatbots. The Gemini app accepts audio uploads: up to 10 minutes total per prompt on the free tier (with daily limits), and up to 3 hours per prompt on Google AI Pro/Ultra; the developer API goes further still. For a voice note or a short clip, it is genuinely useful. The gaps appear when you need a deliverable: there is no transcript editor or synchronized review against the audio, timestamps are inconsistent, speaker labeling is hit-and-miss in the app, there is no SRT/VTT/DOCX export, and on long recordings the output drifts toward summary rather than reliable verbatim text.
Jackob.ai is built for exactly that: upload audio or video of any practical length, get a speaker-labeled, timestamped transcript in any of 98 languages, verify it against the audio, and export DOCX, PDF, TXT, SRT, and VTT — plus an AI summary, so you keep the "AI understands my recording" experience with an accurate transcript underneath.
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How it works
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Upload the full recording
No clip-length anxiety — long interviews, lectures, and episodes are the normal case.
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Get a structured transcript
Speaker labels and timestamps, automatically, in 98 languages.
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Export real deliverables
Documents for reading, subtitles for video, TXT for further AI analysis.
Why Jackob.ai
Long-file support
Hours-long recordings — the case where chatbots fall over.
Speaker labels & timestamps
Who said what, when — essential for interviews and meetings.
Subtitle export
SRT and VTT files that video platforms actually accept.
Verify before you trust
Click any sentence to hear the original audio — no silent AI guesses.
Simple, transparent pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you need more hours — no per-minute surprises.
Plus
$15/mo
20 hours of transcription per month
Pro
$29/mo
50 hours of transcription per month
Premium
$49/mo
100 hours of transcription per month
Your recordings stay private
Files are processed securely and are never used to train AI models. You control retention and can delete your recordings and transcripts at any time.
Frequently asked questions
What are Gemini’s actual audio limits?
Per Google’s help pages (2026): free accounts can upload up to 10 minutes of total audio per prompt with rolling daily limits; Google AI Pro and Ultra extend this to 3 hours per prompt. For a quick gist of a voice memo that is plenty. The gap appears when you need verbatim accuracy, verified speaker labels, or any output beyond chat text — documents, subtitles, or an editable transcript.
Doesn’t Google have other transcription tools?
Google offers speech-to-text in various products (e.g., the Pixel Recorder app, YouTube auto-captions, developer APIs). Each covers its niche; none is a full workflow of upload → speaker-labeled transcript → review → documents and subtitles.
Can I combine Gemini with a real transcription tool?
Yes — transcribe with Jackob.ai, export TXT, and paste the accurate transcript into Gemini for analysis. Or use Jackob.ai’s built-in AI summaries directly.
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