Pricing
Skip the $160 hardware.
Premium-accuracy transcription on every plan, including the free tier. Transcripts written to your own Google Drive or iCloud — you own the file, not Loqui. No external device. No proprietary cloud. Just better notes from the phone in your pocket.
Pricing
Four tiers. Each one priced honestly.
Free includes 180 minutes a month, plus 600 bonus minutes for your first 30 days. No card required. Cancel any paid plan anytime. Premium-accuracy transcription on every tier — we don’t gate quality.
No card required.
- 180 minutes per month
- + 600 bonus minutes (first 30 days)
- Premium-accuracy transcription
- Cloud sync to Drive or iCloud
- 20+ professional templates
or $54.99 a year — saves 43%.
- 900 minutes per month
- Everything in Free
- Speaker labels and search
- PDF and DOCX export
- Priority transcription queue
or $99.99 a year.
- 1,500 minutes per month
- Hidden meter — no usage anxiety
- Long-form (8h) recordings
- Custom templates
- Multi-language support
or $199.99 a year — saves 33%.
- Truly unlimited minutes
- Highest-priority transcription
- Beta access to new features
- Priority support
- Everything in Power
Paid subscriptions are billed through the App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android). Subscriptions auto-renew at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel anytime in your store settings. Unlimited tier subject to a fair-use cap of 6 hours per single recording.
Year-one cost
Tell us how much you record. We’ll show you the bill.
Slide to your expected monthly recording minutes. The calculator picks the cheapest plan from each service that covers that volume, then adds any required hardware. Output is sorted ascending; the gold-bordered card is the lowest year-one total at your chosen volume.
Estimates based on May 2026 pricing and publicly listed plans. Plaud and Pocket prices include the lowest-priced device that supports their respective service tiers; both companies frequently run promotional discounts. Otter assumes monthly billing without annual discount. Loqui assumes annual billing where applicable.
Feature matrix
Every feature, every tier, in one table.
Loqui doesn’t gate quality. Premium accuracy, speaker labels, and cloud sync are on every plan. Higher tiers add minutes, formats, and longer recordings.
| Feature | Free | Pro | Power | Unlimited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium-accuracy transcription | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Speaker labels | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud sync (Drive / iCloud) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Markdown export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF / DOCX export | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 20+ built-in templates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom templates | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-language support | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Priority transcription queue | — | Standard | Priority | Highest |
| Hidden usage meter | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Beta access | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Monthly minute cap | 180 + 600 bonus | 900 | 1,500 | Unlimited |
| Per-recording cap | 60 min | 240 min | 480 min | 360 min |
Pricing FAQ
Common questions before you commit.
Your free tier drops to its standard 180 minutes per month. Your bonus expires 30 days after signup. We'll remind you before it does so you can decide whether to upgrade.
Get it
Try Loqui free. 600 minutes for your first month.
No card required. Cancel any paid plan anytime through the App Store or Google Play.