Benchmarks · Instagram
The Instagram transcript scrapers people use most, measured on the same requests
We ran the same requests through Instagram Transcript Scraper and through the most used Instagram transcript scrapers on the Apify Store, then checked what came back against the source. Measured on October 10, 2026. Alternatives = the most used scrapers for the same platform on the Apify Store, ranked by monthly users (Apify public statistics). Scrapers change: these are the results on that date, and we keep the raw runs.
Open Instagram Transcript Scraper on ApifyTranscripts cost $0.0075 each plus $0.006 per started minute of video transcribed by speech-to-text on the Free plan ($0.0066 on Starter, $0.00525 on Scale, $0.003 on Business and above), plus $0.004 per run; reels without speech are free.
What came back
| Test | Quarra | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| 20 reel and video links shared on Reddit, the same 20 linksThe most used Instagram transcript scraper. Ours returned the other 7 as free records without speech; its 14 include a 49-character exclamation and the lyrics of a song among them. The second most used returned 5 records for the 20 links, 3 with text. | 13 transcripts | 14 transcripts |
| A 170-second reel in Hindi | Transcribed, in Hindi | No speech |
Where we are not ahead
- Very short or sung reels: the most used alternative transcribed a 49-character exclamation and a song's lyrics that ours returned as free records without speech.
- Run time: the most used alternative took 52 s for the 20 links, ours 77 s.
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