Users rate the speed, accuracy, and value of AI transcription and document translation built on an in-house engine.
The usage model mirrors ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini paid plans. Default modes remain practically unlimited with no monthly hour cap.
Highest-accuracy modes have a weekly usage budget shown in Settings. When the budget is hit, unlimited modes remain available.
Support is fully human, Monday through Friday. The inbox at hello@cockatoo.com is answered twice a day. Maximum response time is half a business day, with most tickets answered within a few hours.
Processing happens in the US and EU, with Finland hosting European workloads. Long-term storage is in the US. Data is retained while your account is active and removed on account or file deletion.
Support engineers access files only with your explicit permission.
When transcription output style changes, the mode selector lets you stay on a prior version until you are ready to switch. This addresses feedback from users who need consistent formatting across a project.
Cockatoo transcribes at up to 120x real-time in fastest mode. A one-hour recording becomes a transcript in about 30 seconds. V4-Thinking runs at around 20x real-time.
Upload an interview recording and get a quotable transcript in seconds. Reviewers use Cockatoo to pull exact quotes from long conversations without replaying the audio or typing manually.
Cockatoo translates spoken audio directly, not just written documents. Upload a recording in one language and receive a transcript in another, combining transcription and translation in one step.
Pro plans include 2 TB of encrypted cloud storage in Cockatoo Drive and unlimited file transfers. Store your transcript archive in one place and share files without worrying about transfer caps.
Canvas, the AI notes editor, lets you fix names the transcription model missed and turn a long recording into a short summary. Edit the transcript and generate meeting notes or article drafts without leaving the platform.
The strongest positive themes in reviews are accuracy on difficult accents and dialects, raw speed, and ease of use.
Single users have transcribed over a million hours on one Pro plan.
Public-domain audio examples per language are included with methodology.
Buyers now expect dictation, translation, and summarization from the same tool, not just a raw transcript, and they expect it to work in their own language. Direct audio-to-transcript tools have been absorbed into broader workflows.
Document translation in Cockatoo handles slide decks and spreadsheets without forcing you to rebuild the layout. Upload the file, select the target language, and get a translated version that preserves formatting.
Upload a file and get a transcript in seconds. Export where you need it. The interface is self-serve from the first minute, with no configuration required.
Real people answer every support ticket, not bots or offshore ticket queues. The support team works Monday through Friday, answering the inbox twice a day with a maximum response time of half a business day.
Support engineers can access your files only with your explicit permission. If you need help troubleshooting a transcript, you grant access. Otherwise, your files remain private to your account.
Cockatoo publishes per-language accuracy tests, covering 30 languages using the standard public benchmark researchers use to compare transcription models, plus real-world audio examples you can verify yourself.
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