Flat-Rate Unlimited AI Transcription Website
Run open-source Whisper on your own GPU pipeline and undercut per-minute services with one flat "unlimited" price.
In plain English
TurboScribe, started by Leif Foged, turns speech in audio files into text for one flat monthly price, on a plan described as unlimited, instead of charging by how long the recording is. It can label who is speaking, export common document and caption files, and take large uploads. Students, people who transcribe for a living, researchers, and podcasters pay because a charge based on length hurts anyone with a lot of audio. Almost all of the transcription, the speaker labels, and the payment collection run on their own. Leif still looks after the computers that do the work, markets the service, and helps customers.
A claim we could not independently confirm.
Not disclosed by the founder. GPU hosting is the main ongoing cost.
The tool stack
Transcription model, self-hosted.
Stripe ↗Flat monthly subscription.
Prices are the vendors' published list prices as researched in Oct 2026 and change often — always check the vendor's pricing page.
Step-by-step setup
- Self-host Whisper (large models) on GPUs and optimize the whole pipeline (uploads, audio processing, batching) so heavy use stays cheap.
- Price simply: a generous free daily quota plus one unlimited plan (TurboScribe launched at $10/mo).
- Target heavy users that per-hour pricing punishes: students, professional transcriptionists, researchers, podcasters.
- Add exports (DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT), speaker labels and big-file uploads. Grow with SEO and paid social.
What's automated vs. the human 5%
The machine does
- Transcription, speaker identification and exports
- Billing
You still do
- GPU infrastructure and cost optimization
- Marketing and support
Overview
TurboScribe was founded by Leif Foged and launched in August 2023 with unlimited Whisper transcription at $10/month. The founder has not disclosed revenue. A third-party estimator guesses about $257K MRR from Meta ad spend, inside a very wide $29K–$2.28M band. That is an estimate, not proof — which is why this stack is labeled unverified.
aiType is local because the operator runs an open model on their own GPUs, not a frontier API.
Costs
Not disclosed. GPU hosting is the main ongoing cost.
Realistic income
Unknown. Do not use the third-party ad-spend guess as a target.
Risks
- Heavy users can make “unlimited” GPU costs explode.
- Many cheaper and free rivals.
*Income figures are illustrative ranges based on public pricing and typical outcomes reported by practitioners, not guarantees. Most new online businesses earn little or nothing at first. Not financial, legal or tax advice.
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