Turn depositions, client interviews and court recordings into searchable transcripts in seconds, not hours.
When did you sign the agreement?
I signed it on the fourth of March, after we reviewed the revised terms.
“I signed it on the fourth of March, after we reviewed the revised terms.”Morgan Taylor · 00:12
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| Language | Word error rate |
|---|---|
| English | 3.9% |
| Spanish | 1.0% |
| French | 7.8% |
| German | 2.4% |
Lower is better. Selected per-language results from the public benchmark. Updated October 27, 2026.
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Legal transcription turns audio and video recordings into written documents you can search, cite and file.
Client interviews become quotable records. Depositions turn into timestamped transcripts. Witness statements become case documentation.
Please describe what you remember about arriving at the building that morning, in your own words.
I arrived just before nine. The front entrance was closed, so I waited outside and called the reception desk.
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Cockatoo was founded in 2023 by Zac Winzurk, a former machine learning engineer at American Express and EnsoData.
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Our accuracy report publishes per-language results and methodology for FLEURS and the internal real-world benchmark. These are general transcription benchmarks, not a guarantee for a particular legal recording. Review names, terminology, and quotations against the source audio.
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