Pricing

One price. Yours to keep.

No subscription. No per-seat math. No procurement cycle. Pay once, own the app, get 12 months of updates included.

HireScribe

$79one-time

Pay once. Yours to keep. Free updates for 12 months.

Free tier includes recording, transcription, and a few AI summaries - try before you buy. All license sales are final.

Try a real writeup before you pay.

Download HireScribe, record interviews, get transcripts for free forever, plus a few free AI summaries on first install. The $79 license unlocks unlimited structured candidate writeups.

Download the free version

What's included with $79

  • In-app recording with consent gate
  • System audio capture (Zoom, Meet, Teams)
  • Microphone and audio/video file import
  • Local Whisper transcription (MLX-accelerated on Apple Silicon)
  • Speaker diarization with bundled pyannote models
  • Local Qwen summarization, no API key required
  • 11 interview-specific summary templates
  • ATS-shaped JSON and CSV exports
  • Markdown and PDF exports
  • Recording library with full-text search
  • 12 months of updates and bug fixes
  • Bring-your-own OpenAI key (optional)

Not included (yet)

  • Direct ATS integrations (Bullhorn / Greenhouse / Lever sync). On the roadmap, not shipped.
  • Live captions during recording. Transcription runs after the call.
  • Team / shared cloud workspace. Each install is single-user.

Local-first means audio, transcripts, and summaries stay on your laptop. Cloud features (OpenAI transcription/summarization) are opt-in and require your own API key.

Pricing FAQ

Common questions about billing

Why one-time and not a subscription?

Because the product runs on your laptop, not in our cloud. There's no per-recruiter infrastructure cost we need to amortize across a monthly bill. Pay once, own the version.

What's free and what's paid?

Recording, file upload, and transcription are free forever. New installs also include a few free AI summaries so you can see a real candidate writeup before buying. Unlimited AI summaries unlock with the $79 Pro license.

What happens after 12 months of updates?

Your installed version keeps working forever. Local-first apps don't stop running. If we ship a major v2 with new capabilities, current customers get a discounted upgrade.

Is there a team or agency plan?

Not yet. For now, each recruiter buys their own license. If you're a team of 10+ interested in bulk licensing or a future shared template library, get in touch and we'll figure it out.

Can I try it before I buy?

Yes - and you should. Recording and transcription are free forever, and you get a few free AI summaries on first install so you can evaluate a real writeup on your own interviews. The $79 license unlocks unlimited AI summaries. Because you can fully evaluate the app first, all license sales are final.

What do I need to run it?

A Mac on Apple Silicon (M1 or later) running macOS 11 or later, or Windows 10/11 64-bit. 8 GB RAM minimum (16 GB recommended) and about 5 GB of free disk. Everything runs locally and works offline after first-run model downloads.