BlaBlaScribe vs Sonix: which costs less per hour?
Both transcribe and translate uploaded files. BlaBlaScribe has a free plan, includes twice the hours for about half the price at the entry level and keeps data in the EU. Sonix is strong for video editors, with Premiere and Final Cut exports and burned-in subtitles.
BlaBlaScribe: 10 hours for $14/mo vs 5 hours for $25/mo on Sonix Core, plus a free plan.
Sonix: exports to Premiere and Final Cut, burned-in subtitles and pay-as-you-go at $10/hour.
Choose BlaBlaScribe if you…
- want a free plan rather than a one-off trial
- transcribe more than five hours a month
- need languages beyond Sonix’s 54+
- need your data stored in the EU
Choose Sonix if you…
- export transcripts into Premiere or Final Cut timelines
- want burned-in subtitles from the same tool
- transcribe rarely and prefer paying per hour
- need Salesforce or Zapier integrations
Feature-by-feature comparison
From each product’s public pricing and feature pages. The “better” mark shows which side wins on that row.
| Compared on 11 criteria · public pricing pages | BlaBlaScribe10 hours · $14/mo | Sonix5 hours · $25/mo |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | 90 min on sign-up, then 30 min every monthbetter | No free plan — 30-minute trial |
| Entry plan | $14/mo · $11 yearly — 10 hoursbetter | $25/mo · $22.92 yearly — 5 hours (Core) |
| Pay as you go | Top-ups on any paid plan | $10 per hour, no subscriptionbetter |
| Extra seats | Team workspace, 5 seats on Businessbetter | +$25/mo per seat, no extra hours |
| Transcription | ||
| Transcription languages | 120+better | 54+ |
| Speaker detection | Yes | Yes |
| Live meeting bot | No | No — imports Zoom and Teams recordings |
| Subtitles & translation | ||
| Translation | 50+ languages, included from Creator | 54+ languages, uses your transcription hours |
| Exports | SRT, VTT, TXT, DOCX, PDF, CSV, XLSX, JSON | DOCX, PDF, TXT, SRT, VTT, burn-in, Premiere, Final Cutbetter |
| Privacy | ||
| Your data and AI training | Never used for training | Never used for training |
| Data location | EU — own servers in Germany | USA (AWS) |
Sources: blablascribe.ai/pricing, sonix.ai/pricing, sonix.ai/features, sonix.ai/security — checked 2 Oct 2026. Prices change; check the vendor’s site before you buy.
Price per hour
Sonix Core costs $25 a month for five hours, or $5 an hour; Advanced is $50 for 20 hours, $2.50 an hour. Pay-as-you-go is $10 an hour. BlaBlaScribe Creator includes ten hours (600 minutes) for $14 a month — $1.40 an hour — and Pro 2,000 minutes for $43.
Translation on Sonix draws from the same hours as transcription. On BlaBlaScribe it’s included in the plan: 3 target languages on Creator, 10 on Pro, all on Business.
Free plan vs trial
Sonix offers a 30-minute trial and no free plan. BlaBlaScribe gives 90 minutes on sign-up and 30 minutes every month after that, with speaker labels and SRT/TXT export.
Where your data lives
Sonix stores data on AWS in the USA. BlaBlaScribe processes and stores files on its own servers in Germany, operated from Poland under the GDPR. Neither uses customer files to train AI models.
Where Sonix is the better choice
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