Sonix: What It Does, Pricing and Who Should Skip It
Sonix transcribes audio and video, translates transcripts into 54+ languages, creates subtitles and generates summaries and chapters, with an in-browser editor.
At a glance
| Fact | Sonix |
|---|---|
| Category | AI meeting notes and transcription |
| Lowest listed price | Pay as you go: $10/hour |
| Free tier or trial | 30-minute free trial, no credit card. |
| Pricing checked | 2026-10-18 |
| Owner | Independent company, not owned by this site’s owner |
| Our relationship | Program exists; we haven’t been approved, so this is a plain link |
Who it’s for
Journalists, researchers and producers transcribing recorded media.
Who should skip it
Anyone uploading very large files on slow connections (a reviewer waited hours) or working in languages where accuracy may lag.
Pricing (checked 2026-10-18)
- Pay as you go: $10/hour
- Core: $25/month ($275/year)
- Advanced: $50/month ($550/year)
- Pro: $80/month ($880/year)
- Extra seats +$25/month
Free tier or trial
30-minute free trial, no credit card.
Notable complaints
Trustpilot: 4.4/5 from 1,124 reviews (checked 2026-10-18). Ratings depend heavily on how actively a company asks for reviews, so we don’t rank by them.
- A reviewer reported hallucinations and mistakes in Danish. Source
- A reviewer said an upload stalled for over two hours. Source
Alternatives in Meetings
- Bluedot: Free: $0, 5 meetings lifetime
- Fireflies.ai: Free: $0, free forever (limited AI summaries)
- HappyScribe: Free: notetaker recordings (45 min each) plus a 10-minute AI transcription trial
- MeetGeek: Basic: free forever, 3 hours of transcription/month
Sources
- Sonix official site (checked 2026-10-18)
- Sonix pricing page (checked 2026-10-18)
- Sonix reviews on Trustpilot (checked 2026-10-18)