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Price
Pricing on request
Vendor
Auphonic GmbH

Specifications & properties

Key decision factors

Pricing model
Freemium 1
Audio functions
  • Audio enhancement
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Pricing

Price from
Pricing on request 1
Free tier
Yes 1
Free monthly quota
120 min/month 1

Integration

API available
Yes 1
Output formats
  • MP3
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Report data / suggest a correction

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Supported languages
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Latency (real-time audio)
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Free monthly quota
120 min/month Category max 3,000 min/month (7 with data)

Automated audio post-production web service (intelligent leveling, noise and reverb reduction) billed by processed audio hours per month; 2 hours per month are free. Cheapest subscription is Auphonic S with 9 hours/month at $13 (12 EUR).

Profile

Auphonic is an automated audio post-production service that cleans up, levels and normalizes spoken-word recordings — podcasts, broadcasts, interviews, lecture recordings and video soundtracks — without manual mixing. It runs on a credit-based model billed in processed hours: a free tier covers 2 hours per month, and paid recurring or one-time credit packages scale up from there. It is built for podcasters, broadcasters and video creators who want professional-sounding audio without learning a digital audio workstation.

Who builds it

Auphonic is developed by Auphonic GmbH, founded in 2013 and based in Graz, Austria. The service grew out of founder Georg Holzmann's audio-engineering research and is now used by well over a million producers, including broadcasters such as the BBC, iHeartMedia and NBC-affiliated shows, alongside independent podcasters.

Core features

  • Intelligent Leveler that automatically balances speaker and music volume without manual gain-riding
  • Noise, hum and reverb reduction plus adaptive filtering and AutoEQ
  • Loudness normalization to configurable targets (e.g. podcast or broadcast loudness specs)
  • Multitrack processing with automatic ducking, mic-bleed removal and per-track denoising for multi-speaker or multi-mic recordings
  • Automatic filler-word, cough and silence cutting
  • Speech-to-text transcription with auto-generated shownotes and chapter markers
  • One-click publishing to platforms like YouTube, Soundcloud, Libsyn, PodBean, Facebook and RSS.com, plus a REST API, CLI and Zapier integration for automation

Pricing

  • Free: 2 hours of processed audio per month, includes core leveling/noise-reduction/loudness features (adds an Auphonic jingle to output; multitrack limited to under 20 minutes; no speech recognition)
  • Recurring monthly credits: five tiers — S (9 h/month), M (21 h/month), L (45 h/month), XL (100 h/month) and XXL (250 h/month) — each unlocking speech recognition, shownotes, watch folders and batch productions; unused hours do not roll over, and annual billing saves 20%
  • One-time credits: pay-as-you-go packages from 5 hours up to 3,000+ hours that never expire, with per-hour cost dropping at higher volumes; optional auto-renew tops up the balance automatically
  • Custom/Business: contact sales for usage above roughly 1,000 hours/month, with priority support, priority processing and team accounts
  • Exact current $ / € prices per tier are not reliably readable from Auphonic's live pricing page (rendered dynamically) at the time of writing — check auphonic.com/pricing for the current figures before quoting a price

Who it's for

Solo podcasters and small shows can run comfortably on the free 2-hour tier or the entry S/M recurring plans, since Auphonic's leveling and noise reduction alone often replace hours of manual editing. Networks, broadcasters and agencies processing many hours per month benefit from the higher recurring tiers or one-time credit packs, plus the REST API and watch-folder automation for building the cleanup step into an existing production pipeline.

Frequently asked questions

What does Auphonic cost?

Auphonic bills by processed audio hours through recurring monthly credit plans (S at 9 h/month up to XXL at 250 h/month) or one-time credit packs that never expire, plus a free tier covering 2 hours per month. Auphonic's own pricing page did not expose exact dollar/euro figures per tier at the time of research (the numbers are loaded dynamically), so check auphonic.com/pricing directly for the current price of each tier. Annual billing on recurring plans saves 20% versus monthly, and a minimum of 3 minutes is charged per production.

Is Auphonic free?

Yes, Auphonic has a genuine free tier: 2 hours of processed audio per month with core features like the Intelligent Leveler, noise/reverb reduction, filtering, AutoEQ and loudness normalization. The free tier adds an Auphonic jingle to output, caps multitrack productions under 20 minutes, and excludes speech recognition and automatic shownotes, which require a paid plan. There is no time-limited trial — the free hours reset every month indefinitely.

What audio problems does Auphonic fix automatically?

Auphonic automatically fixes uneven speaker/music volume, background noise and hum, room reverb, and inconsistent loudness across a recording, using its Intelligent Leveler, noise and reverb reduction, AutoEQ and configurable loudness normalization. For multitrack sessions it also runs adaptive noise gates, automatic ducking of music/effects, and mic-bleed removal between multiple microphones. It can additionally cut filler words, coughs and dead air, and generate a transcript with chapters and shownotes on paid plans.

Can I use Auphonic's output commercially?

Auphonic is used commercially by broadcasters and networks including BBC-affiliated and iHeartMedia shows, so paid-plan output is intended for commercial podcast, broadcast and video production. The free tier stamps an Auphonic jingle onto the processed audio, which is generally not desirable for commercial releases, so paid plans (which remove the jingle) are the practical choice for commercial use. For white-label or embedded commercial integrations, Auphonic separately offers a white-label API arrangement — check its terms directly for specifics.

Does Auphonic have an API?

Yes, Auphonic offers a documented REST API alongside a command-line tool, so its leveling, noise-reduction and loudness algorithms can be scripted into external workflows and third-party applications. It supports API-key, HTTP Basic and OAuth 2.0 authentication (OAuth is required for third-party apps managing multiple users), and Auphonic also provides watch folders and a Zapier integration for no-code automation. Rate limits and API-specific pricing are not detailed on the public documentation page, so confirm usage limits with Auphonic directly for high-volume automation.

Auphonic vs Adobe Podcast Enhance Speech — what's the difference?

Adobe Podcast's Enhance Speech is a free, single-purpose AI filter that removes background noise and reverb from a spoken recording, with no leveling, loudness normalization or publishing workflow attached. Auphonic covers that same noise/reverb cleanup but adds multitrack leveling, loudness-target normalization, filler-word/silence cutting, transcription with shownotes, and direct publishing to platforms like YouTube and Soundcloud via a credit-based paid model above its 2-hour free tier. In short, Adobe Podcast is a quick one-off cleanup tool, while Auphonic is a fuller automated post-production pipeline with an API for recurring production work.