Comparison · Voice message transcription
SaluteSpeech vs Transcriber Bot
SaluteSpeech is ahead: 81 against 81 out of 100 for Transcriber Bot. SaluteSpeech wins on reliability & speed, popularity & trust, safety & privacy. Transcriber Bot wins on localization, no intrusive ads. SaluteSpeech: Free. Transcriber Bot: Freemium · Transcription itself is free; the Telegram Stars tiers add features, not access..
SaluteSpeech is not listed in this language edition of the catalog; the comparison is shown for reference.
@smartspeech_sber_bot
FreeOfficial
81/ 100
Sber's official speech-recognition bot: send any audio message and get an accurate text transcript back, backed by Sber's own SaluteSpeech engine and over half a million monthly users.
@transcriber_bot
Freemium
81/ 100
The most-used independent transcriber here: 39,744 monthly users, free by policy, and it reads text out of a photo as well as out of a voice message.
At a glance
| SaluteSpeech | Transcriber Bot | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly users | 532.1K | 39.7K |
| Pricing and limits | Free | Freemium · Transcription itself is free; the Telegram Stars tiers add features, not access. |
| Languages | RU | EN |
| Inline mode | no | no |
| Mini App | no | no |
| Works in groups | no | no |
| Works in channels | no | no |
| Accepts voice | yes | yes |
| Accepts files | no | yes |
| Requires phone number | no | no |
| Requires registration | no | no |
| Shows ads | no | no |
| Official | yes | no |
| Developer | Sber | — |
| Last check | October 22, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
Score by criterion
| Criterion | Weight | SaluteSpeech | Transcriber Bot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 8 | 8 |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 9 | 8 |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 9 | 7 |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Usability | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Freshness | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Localization | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| Total | 100 | 81 | 81 |
Pros and cons
SaluteSpeech
- Official bot from a major, stable company
- Strong accuracy on Russian speech
- By far the largest user base in this category
- Audio is processed on Sber's servers, not locally
- No group-wide automatic transcription like some competitors
Transcriber Bot
- Free, and the developers say so in writing
- Voice and photo in the same bot
- Visible upkeep - a news channel and a support route
- No language list or length limit published on the profile
- Audio leaves the device for recognition
Frequently asked questions
SaluteSpeech or Transcriber Bot: which is better?
SaluteSpeech is ahead: 81 against 81 out of 100 for Transcriber Bot. SaluteSpeech wins on reliability & speed, popularity & trust, safety & privacy. Transcriber Bot wins on localization, no intrusive ads. SaluteSpeech: Free. Transcriber Bot: Freemium · Transcription itself is free; the Telegram Stars tiers add features, not access..
Are SaluteSpeech and Transcriber Bot free?
SaluteSpeech: Free. Transcriber Bot: Freemium · Transcription itself is free; the Telegram Stars tiers add features, not access..
Do SaluteSpeech and Transcriber Bot work in groups?
SaluteSpeech: no. Transcriber Bot: no.