Claude Transcription vs Speak AI
Claude Transcription is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by danielrosehill. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). Speak AI is an MCP server published by speakai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Claude Transcription |   Speak AI |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace danielrosehill/claude-code-plugins | Listed Version: 2.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.38.2 Downloads/month (npm): 4 063 Downloads/week (npm): 1 641 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.19.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Claude Transcription | Speak AI |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-16 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (gemini-transcription-mcp) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 30 | 6 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/danielrosehill/claude-transcription-plugin | github.com/speakai/speakai-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 6 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 3 days ago, requires a key |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Claude Transcription
Audio transcription — denoise, VAD, transcribe (Gemini/AssemblyAI/Whisper), clean, structure, export, with cloud and local engine backends.
Speak AI
Search recordings, summarize meetings, create clips, and automate workflows from your AI assistant.
How to run each
Claude Transcription As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add danielrosehill/claude-code-plugins
/plugin install transcription-pipeline@danielrosehillSpeak AI As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http speak-ai https://api.speakai.co/v1/mcpRequires: SPEAK_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Speak AI has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only Claude Transcription asks for
OPENROUTER_API_KEY (secret)
Only Speak AI asks for
SPEAK_API_KEY (secret)SPEAK_BASE_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Claude Transcription · What it can do: Speak AI · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.