Do you handle Québécois and African French?

Yes — European, Canadian and African varieties alike, with no need to declare one; the engine mix follows the accent we actually hear.

What about code-switching into English or local terms?

Mixed-in English and local terms are transcribed as heard; anything the engines aren't sure about is flagged for you to confirm or replace.

How fast, and how is it billed?

An hour of audio is usually ready within 30 minutes; Transcribe Cloud is $6.00 an hour in all 27 languages (or subscribe to a monthly plan), prorated to the second, rate locked at upload, failed jobs never billed.

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French interview transcripts you can actually trust.

From Paris to Québec to West Africa — every uncertain word is flagged for you to confirm.

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Demo · 44:38In review · 1

04:12

Interviewer: Et où l’avez-vous trouvé, finalement ?

04:19

Interviewee: On l’a trouvé sur Leboncoin, le vendeur était à deux rues de chez moi.

Engines disagreeChecked online

“Leboncoin”

Engines heard: le bon coin ×2 · le boncoin ×1 · Leboncoin ×1

Web lookup: a classifieds site by that name

The count says “le bon coin”. Verified: it’s Leboncoin, a classifieds site. Your call.

Confirm ✓Replace

4 engines · 1 web check · 1 to confirm

What makes it hard

What makes French hard.

Accents on three continents

Paris, Montréal, Dakar — the same French with different rhythm and vowels. The engine mix follows the accent.

Liaison and elision

Liaison glues words together and casual speech drops syllables — that's where generic tools slip, and disagreements get flagged.

Names and places

Key entities are verified against the open web; what can't be verified is flagged for you.

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