Ask AI Questions About an Audio File
Upload an audio file and ask it questions the way you would ask a person who was in the room. A general chatbot can summarize a recording; this tool answers a specific question and points to the moment in the audio where that happened.
It works on a two-hour podcast, a private sales call, or an interview recording. The file stays in your workspace, not in a shared chat thread.
What you get:
- AI chat with any recording, with each answer pointing to the moment in the recording it came from
- A transcript with timestamps, in 99 languages
- search across recordings by name or transcript, so a folder of recordings is easy to work through
- Export the transcript or summary as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT
- Free plan: one recording of up to 45 minutes, with AI chat on it
How to Ask AI About an Audio File
- Upload the file: MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, or OGG. Record directly in the browser or mobile app instead if you do not already have a file.
- Wait for the transcript: The file is transcribed and indexed with timestamps.
- Ask your question: Type it in plain language. The answer quotes the relevant passage and links to the timecode, so you can click through and listen. Ask a follow-up any time, on the same recording, without re-uploading.
Accuracy depends on the recording. A clean single-speaker file transcribes better than a noisy room with crosstalk. See how we measure accuracy.
AI That Can Listen to Audio vs Other Apps
| Feature | ScreenApp | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | Otter.ai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio file upload for Q&A | Yes | Paid plans, via the transcription API, up to 25 MB | Yes, up to 10 minutes free, 3 hours on Google AI Pro | not supported | Yes |
| Timestamps in the answer | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not applicable | Not stated |
| Files per request | bulk upload of multiple files | Not stated | Up to 10 files per prompt | Not applicable | Not stated |
| Free plan | one recording, 45 minutes | Yes, free tier | Yes, free tier | Yes, free tier, no audio upload | 300 minutes/month, 20 AI Chat queries/month |
| Paid plan | $19/month annual | $20/month | $19.99/month | $20/month, no audio upload | $8.33/month annual, 200 AI Chat queries/month |
Sources, checked 2026-09-14: screenapp.io/pricing, screenapp.io/help/how-many-minutes-can-i-record, developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/speech-to-text, support.google.com/gemini/answer/14903178, support.claude.com/en/articles/8241126-upload-files-to-claude, otter.ai/pricing, help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/17016733191703-Otter-AI-Chat-FAQs, openai.com/chatgpt/pricing/, one.google.com/intl/en_us/about/google-ai-plans/, claude.com/pricing
- vs ChatGPT: audio goes through the transcription API, capped at 25 MB per file, and a plain chat thread does not cite timestamps back to the recording.
- vs Gemini: accepts longer audio on paid plans (3 hours on Google AI Pro), but does not cite a timecode you can click to jump to the moment.
- vs Claude: cannot take an audio file upload at all. Voice mode is a live spoken conversation, not a way to ask questions about a recording you already have.
- vs Otter.ai: strong meeting transcription, but Otter AI Chat is capped at 20 queries a month free and 200 on Pro.
Who Uses It
Sales and customer teams upload a call recording and ask what a prospect said about pricing or a competitor, then jump straight to that part of the call instead of replaying it from the start.
Podcasters and content creators find the moment a guest said something quotable in a back catalog of episodes, and pull a quote with the exact timestamp for show notes.
Researchers and journalists work from interview recordings with speaker labels. Ask what an interviewee said on a specific topic and get the quote with a timecode to verify against the original audio.
Legal and compliance teams use it on depositions, recorded meetings, and hearings, where a timestamp citation matters because you need to point back to the exact moment a statement was made.
Educators and students upload a lecture recording and ask a question about a specific part of it instead of re-listening to the whole session.
