SmartWhisper
Discontinued Last verified: September 2026AI-enhanced Whisper transcription with speaker diarization, summarization, and searchable transcript library. Discontinued; smartwhisper.ai no longer resolves.
What is SmartWhisper?
SmartWhisper was a cloud-based transcription service that built on OpenAI Whisper and added the features Whisper alone does not provide: reliable speaker diarization (who said what), AI-generated summaries, action item extraction, searchable transcript libraries, and easy sharing with collaborators. It was positioned between raw-Whisper tools like MacWhisper (local, private, but bare-bones) and full meeting platforms like Otter (feature-rich but subscription-heavy). SmartWhisper accepted audio and video file uploads, YouTube URLs, and Zoom cloud recordings, processed them in the cloud with Whisper Large v3, then layered on GPT-4-class summarization, topic detection, and semantic search. The free tier included 60 minutes of transcription per month; Pro unlocked 20 hours monthly, larger files, better diarization models, Notion/Slack integrations, and team libraries. Unlike Otter, SmartWhisper did not join live meetings as a bot, it processed recordings only. That made it a better fit for journalists, researchers, podcasters, and anyone working with pre-recorded interviews or archived audio. The tool was praised for the quality of its summaries, which separated "key decisions" from "action items" from "open questions", a structure that saved real editing time compared to a raw transcript.
None of that is available any more. The smartwhisper.ai domain no longer resolves: a DNS lookup returns NXDOMAIN for both A and NS queries, and for www.smartwhisper.ai as well, which means the domain is not registered or delegated at all. There is no site to sign up on and none of the plans described below can be bought. Everything on this page is kept as a record of the product as we last reviewed it.
⚡ Quick Verdict
Was journalists, researchers, and podcasters working with pre-recorded audio
Users who need on-device privacy or live meeting capture
Not available; smartwhisper.ai no longer resolves and the product appears gone (checked August 2026). Was: Free (60 min/mo) · Pro $12/mo · Team $30/user/mo
N/A; the service is no longer available as reviewed
Was cloud Whisper + high-quality diarization + structured AI summaries
Was cloud-only processing, no local mode
Bottom line: SmartWhisper scored 4.2/5 as a polished cloud transcription service that added real value on top of raw Whisper, especially for journalists and researchers, but it is gone. The smartwhisper.ai domain no longer resolves, so none of the plans below can be bought.
Pricing
Discontinued, historical record. SmartWhisper is no longer sold and these plans can no longer be purchased. The smartwhisper.ai domain does not exist: a DNS lookup returns NXDOMAIN for both A and NS queries, and for www.smartwhisper.ai too, so there is no billing page left to visit. The figures below are the last rates we published.
Free: 60 minutes of transcription per month, basic Whisper model, single-speaker transcripts, single-user library, export to TXT and SRT.
Pro, $12/month: 20 hours of transcription per month, Whisper Large v3 model, multi-speaker diarization, AI summaries with action items, semantic transcript search, Notion/Slack/Zapier integrations, unlimited file size, export to DOCX/PDF/Markdown.
Team, $30/user/month: Everything in Pro plus shared team library, admin controls, custom summary templates, API access, SSO (on annual plans), priority processing. Was billed annually for a 20% discount.
Key Features
- Whisper Large v3 transcription in the cloud
- Speaker diarization for multi-speaker content
- AI summaries with action items and key decisions
- Semantic search across your transcript library
- Supports audio, video, YouTube URLs, Zoom recordings
- Export to TXT, SRT, DOCX, PDF, Markdown
- Notion, Slack, Zapier integrations
- Team libraries with shared access controls
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Offered better diarization than raw Whisper tools
- Delivered high-quality AI summaries structured by category
- Offered a generous free tier (60 min/month)
- Worked on Mac, Windows, and Linux via web
Cons
- Not fully local, recordings go to cloud
- Does not join live meetings as a bot
- Summary quality varies on niche technical content
FAQ
How does SmartWhisper differ from MacWhisper?
MacWhisper runs entirely on your local Mac with no cloud dependency, ideal for confidential recordings. SmartWhisper was cloud-based, which enabled better diarization, AI summaries, team sharing, and cross-platform access (Mac, Windows, Linux), but required uploading audio to their servers. That choice no longer exists: SmartWhisper is discontinued and smartwhisper.ai no longer resolves, so MacWhisper is the one still standing.
Does SmartWhisper join my Zoom meetings like a bot?
No. SmartWhisper processed pre-recorded files and Zoom cloud recordings after the fact, it did not join live meetings or appear in the participant list. It is now discontinued and smartwhisper.ai no longer resolves. If you need a bot-joining meeting tool, look at Otter or Fireflies.
How accurate is speaker diarization?
SmartWhisper is discontinued, so this is a historical answer. It used a Pyannote-based diarization model that was noticeably more accurate than raw Whisper, which does not natively separate speakers. For clean 2-speaker recordings (interviews, 1:1 meetings), diarization was 90%+ accurate. For crowded multi-speaker recordings (roundtables, conferences), accuracy dropped to 70-80%. The Pro plan included a better diarization model than free.
Can I search across all my transcripts?
Not any more. SmartWhisper is discontinued and smartwhisper.ai no longer resolves. On the Pro plan, semantic transcript search let you find any phrase, topic, or speaker across your entire library. That was one of the main reasons journalists subscribed, the ability to find a specific quote from a six-month-old interview in seconds. The search used vector embeddings, so it found conceptually similar results, not just exact string matches.
Does SmartWhisper export to Notion?
Not any more. SmartWhisper is discontinued and smartwhisper.ai no longer resolves. On Pro and Team plans, one-click export sent formatted transcripts with speaker labels and AI summaries directly to Notion as new pages. Slack and Zapier integrations were also included, enabling workflows like "auto-post meeting summaries to a Slack channel" or "create Notion page when new Zoom recording is processed."
Is there a free trial for Pro?
Not any more. SmartWhisper is discontinued and smartwhisper.ai no longer resolves, so there is no trial to start. Pro previously had a 7-day free trial with full feature access, which let you test multi-speaker diarization, AI summaries, and Notion export on real recordings before committing. The free tier (60 min/month) remained available after the trial ended if you decided not to subscribe.
📋 Good to know
No longer applicable. smartwhisper.ai does not resolve, so there is nothing to sign up for. Previously you uploaded an audio or video file and got a transcript with speakers separated within 2-3 minutes per hour of content.
Historical. Files were processed via AWS with encryption at rest, the service was SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliant, and files were auto-deleted after 30 days unless a Pro user opted to keep them.
No longer applicable. Free covered occasional use, Pro ($12/mo) suited more than an hour of transcription a week, and Team ($30/user/mo) added shared libraries and SSO. None of these can be bought now.
Was low. Upload, wait, download or export. AI summary options and template setup took 10 minutes to configure.
