No monthly hour cap. Upload as much audio and video as you need, get accurate transcripts in seconds, and pay one flat monthly price.
Cockatoo's limit structure works like ChatGPT and Claude handle model access. The default transcription modes have no monthly hour cap at all. The highest-accuracy modes draw from a weekly usage budget shown in your Settings, so you can use the best engine when you need it without burning through a fixed monthly allowance.
Cockatoo transcribes at up to 120x real-time in its fastest mode (a one-hour file in about 30 seconds); V4-Thinking runs around 20x real-time and carries a weekly usage limit shown in Settings. The in-house engine is versioned like LLM products: each release targets specific improvements, and a mode selector lets you stay on a prior mode when output style changes.
Cockatoo's unlimited is not a marketing claim with a hidden ceiling. Individual Pro subscribers have each transcribed more than a million hours of audio on a single account, with no throttling and no monthly cap on the default modes.
Students, academics, and non-profit organizations can request a 30% discount code through support. For short-term use, a single monthly subscription is the recommended approach.
Upload size depends on the upload flow and available account storage. The uploader shows the applicable limit.
Cockatoo supports direct import from YouTube, Dropbox, and Google Drive, plus pasted links. The platform auto-detects the spoken language in each file, or you can override the language manually for every upload.
Upload video files and Cockatoo automatically extracts the audio for transcription. Export your finished transcript as SRT subtitles alongside docx, pdf, and txt formats, so you can use the same file in your video editor or document workflow.
Upload any audio or video file and get an editable transcript with speaker recognition, timestamps, and punctuation. The transcript appears in seconds, ready to edit in your browser or export to the format you need.
Real-time speed · recording length ÷ processing time
Cockatoo's fastest mode transcribes at up to 120x real time, while the V4-Thinking runs at around 20x real time. The mode selector lets you choose which engine version to use for each file, so you can stay on a prior release if you prefer its output.
Cockatoo Drive provides 2 TB of storage and file transfer bundled with your subscription, so you can store transcripts and share files without paying for a separate service.
Cockatoo Pro includes Cockatoo Drive, bundling encrypted cloud storage and large-file transfer in the same subscription, so you can archive transcripts and share large recordings without paying for a separate service.
Processing in the US and EU, Long-Term Storage in the US, Support Access Only with Your Permission
Cockatoo processes files in the United States and the European Union, with Finland hosting EU processing. Long-term storage is in the United States.
Data is kept while your account is active, and many users treat Cockatoo as a permanent transcript archive. Files are removed when you delete them or close your account.
Support engineers can access your files only with your explicit permission.
Cockatoo handles mixed-language audio files, detecting and transcribing multiple languages in the same recording. The platform displays right-to-left text correctly for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Urdu, so the transcript is readable without manual formatting.
| Language | Example |
|---|---|
| Arabic | مرحبًا |
| Hebrew | שלום |
| Persian | سلام |
| Urdu | سلام |
Cockatoo publishes accuracy tests for 30 languages, measured on the standard public benchmark researchers use to compare transcription engines, plus real-world audio examples. Every test includes the methodology and public-domain sample files, so you can check the accuracy claims yourself instead of trusting a bare percentage.
Cockatoo translates the spoken words in your audio and video files, not just written documents. Upload a recording in one language, transcribe it, and translate the transcript into another language in the same workflow.
Cockatoo is independently owned and runs on an in-house transcription engine, not resold API calls. There is no advertising revenue and no per-hour reseller markup. Human support answers every question, and the economics are built to sustain unlimited transcription at a price individuals can pay.
Cockatoo's usage model works like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini paid plans. The default modes are practically unlimited, with a weekly usage budget for the highest-accuracy modes shown in Settings. When the budget is hit, unlimited modes remain available.
Cockatoo publishes the full methodology, test datasets, and results for 30 languages. Every test uses the standard public benchmark researchers use to compare transcription engines, plus real-world audio examples you can listen to yourself.
View benchmarksOtter is built for live meeting transcription with a bot that joins your calls. Cockatoo is built for uploaded audio and video files, with benchmark-backed accuracy and pricing for individuals. If you need to transcribe recordings rather than live meetings, Cockatoo delivers higher accuracy at a lower price.
Cockatoo provides fully human support Monday through Friday, with a maximum response time of half a business day. Every question is answered by a person, not a bot, and support engineers can access your files only with your explicit permission.
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