Learn about transcription credits

This guide covers FAQs on transcription credits. 

Related: Learn about Transcription credits, storage limits, and rate limits

Transcription credits

1. What are transcription credits? 

• Transcription credits are tokens needed to transcribe and summarize your meetings or files uploaded to Fireflies. 

2. How to get transcription credits? 

• Every Fireflies account is automatically allocated transcription credits. 

3. How many transcription credits do you get? 

• If you’ve upgraded to a Fireflies paid tier (Pro and above), you get unlimited transcription credits. 
• However, if you’re on the Fireflies free tier, the credits are decided based on the platform you use to create your Fireflies account. Here's a breakdown:

4. Are transcription credits required to transcribe and summarize meetings?

Yes, transcription credits are required for transcribing and summarizing meetings. Here’s how they are consumed across different plans:

1. Free Plan

• By default, 1 transcription credit is used to transcribe and summarize 1 meeting.
• However if you enable the Unlimited Free Transcription toggle, transcription credits are only used for summarizing meetings, not for transcribing them.

Related: How to get unlimited meeting transcripts on Fireflies.ai's Free plan

2. Paid Plans (Pro, Business & Enterprise)

• Transcription credits are unlimited for all meetings, so you don’t need to track their usage. 

4. Are transcription credits needed for transcribing uploaded files?

Yes. Transcription credits are required to transcribe uploaded files. Here’s how they are consumed across different plans:

1. Free Plan

• 1 transcription credit is consumed to transcribe and generate summaries for 1 file uploaded to Fireflies.

2. Paid Plan (Pro, Business & Enterprise)

• As transcription credits are unlimited, you don’t need to track their usage. 
• However, a rate limit applies to all users in the paid plan who wish to transcribe uploaded files from different sources like – uploads feature from the Fireflies dashboard, Zapier, Dialers, Storage apps, API.
• The rate limits are as follows: 

• • Per user limit: 3,000 minutes/mo/source
    • Overage: $0.01/minute after 3,000 minutes
  • Team cap: 3,000 minutes/seat/mo/source
    • Overage: $0.01/minute after 150,000 minutes

Related: Learn about the Uploads feature in Fireflies

5. Can I transcribe past meetings when you upgrade to a paid plan?

• Yes. You can transcribe past meetings when upgrading to a paid plan. 
• While transcribing past meetings, your paid plan's monthly rate limits apply. If you exceed those limits, an overage of $0.01/min is charged.

Related: How to transcribe past meeting files in Fireflies

6. How to get more transcription credits in the free plan? 

• You can earn more transcription credits by upgrading to a paid plan or by inviting more team members to your workspace. You can also refer Fireflies to your friends and get more transcription credits. 

Related: Learn about the Fireflies Referral program

We hope this guide explains transcription credits for you. If you have any other questions about using Fireflies, please contact us here.