New ⚡ Lite Mode - our low cost transcription from $0.30/hr

Pricing

Speechmatics' pricing options

Get the most accurate all-in-one speech API on the market with no hidden costs. Access our world-leading speech technology models in 50 languages.

Free

For users and creators with small workloads or businesses looking to test for large volume usage

Start free

8 hours free per month4hr batch + 4hr real-time free
Features
50 languages supported
Standard or Enhanced accuracy
Industry-leading accent coverage
Real-time latency <1s
Language identification*
Speaker diarization (Real-time and Files)*
Custom dictionary
Precise timestamps
Advanced punctuation and casing
Numeral formatting
Profanity and disfluency detection
Multi-channel files supported
Export SRT captions
Speech Capabilities
Translation
Summaries
Chapters
Sentiment
Topics
Deployment
SaaS deployment
Rate limits
2 concurrent real-time sessions
View all features included*Not eligible for Lite Mode

Pay As You Grow

For businesses looking to test and scale their ASR requirements

from $0.30 an hour

8 hours free per month4hr batch + 4hr real-time free
Features
50 languages supported
Standard or Enhanced accuracy
Industry-leading accent coverage
Real-time latency <1s
Language identification*
Speaker diarization (Real-time and Files)*
Custom dictionary
Precise timestamps
Advanced punctuation and casing
Numeral formatting
Profanity and disfluency detection
Multi-channel files supported
Export SRT captions
Speech Capabilities
Translation
Summaries
Chapters
Sentiment
Topics
Deployment
SaaS deployment
Rate limits
10 concurrent real-time sessions
10 batch jobs per second
Service
Online email support included
View all features included
PAYG pricing
Batch transcription (Pre-recorded)
$0.30/hr for ⚡ Lite Mode Standard accuracy
$0.80/hr for Standard accuracy
$1.04/hr for Enhanced accuracy
Real-time transcription (Live stream)
$1.04/hr for Standard accuracy
$1.35/hr for Enhanced accuracy
Speech Capability Bolt Ons
$0.65/hr for Translation
$0.12/hr for Summaries
$0.40/hr for Chapters
$0.12/hr for Sentiment
$0.20/hr for Topics
*Not eligible for Lite Mode

Enterprise

For businesses with custom integrations, SLAs or large volumes

Let’s talk

Volume savings availableUnlimited scale, with flexible deployments
Features
50 languages supported
Standard or Enhanced accuracy
Industry-leading accent coverage
Real-time latency <1s
Language identification*
Speaker diarization (Real-time and Files)*
Custom dictionary
Precise timestamps
Advanced punctuation and casing
Numeral formatting
Profanity and disfluency detection
Multi-channel files supported
Export SRT captions
Audio alignment
Speech Capabilities
Translation
Summaries
Chapters
Sentiment
Topics
Deployment
Multiple deployment options offeredSaaS, Private Cloud, Container, Virtual Appliance, On-Device
GPU and CPU based models available
Choice of cloud regionUS, EU or Australia
Rate Limits
No rate limits
Service
Prioritized enterprise support
Eligible for Early Access Features
Dedicated Customer Success
Dedicated Sales Engineer
Personalized and priority service
Custom modelsLanguage model adaptation
Customer community
View all features included

FAQs

What is ⚡ Lite Mode?

Turn on Lite Mode to batch transcribe at our lowest rate when jobs are eligible. Jobs will only be billed once you’ve used your free minutes for the month.

To turn Lite Mode on, visit the Billing section of the Portal.

  • With Lite Mode on, your data may be retained to help improve Speechmatics services.

  • With Lite Mode on, jobs may take longer if the service is busy.

  • With Lite Mode on, a job will only be charged at the lower rate if the job configuration is also Lite Mode eligible.

  • With Lite Mode on, if your job configuration isn't Lite Mode eligible - your data won't be retained.

What is Lite Mode eligible?

  • Standard accuracy only.

  • English, Spanish, French and German transcription only. 'Auto' Language Identification is not eligible for Lite Mode.

  • Without Custom Dictionary, Speaker Diarization or Channel Diarization.

What is Standard vs Enhanced?

We offer two proprietary transcription models available to all customers:

  • Standard - great for users and transcripts where speed is a priority, with accuracy trade-offs as a result.

  • Enhanced - when unbeatable accuracy is a must-have, our Enhanced model provides best-in-class accuracy across all of our languages.

Different models can be used for different jobs, so can be tailored for the specific needs of the task.

Can I sign up for free?

Yes, absolutely you can! You get 8hrs free per month to try our award-winning technology. No credit card required.

What languages do you support?

We support 50 languages for transcription, with 69 pairs supported for translation.

Transcription

Arabic - Bashkir - Basque - Belarusian - Bulgarian - Cantonese - Catalan - Croatian - Czech - Danish - Dutch - English - Esperanto - Estonian - Finnish - French - Galician - German - Greek - Hebrew - Hindi - Hungarian - Indonesian - Interlingua - Italian - Japanese - Korean - Latvian - Lithuanian - Malay - Mandarin (Traditional - & - Simplified) - Marathi - Mongolian - Norwegian - Persian - Polish - Portuguese - Romanian - Russian - Slovak - Slovenian - Spanish - Swedish - Tamil - Thai - Turkish - Ukrainian - Uyghur - Vietnamese - Welsh

Translation

Bulgarian - Catalan - Croatian - Czech - Danish - Dutch - English - Estonian - Finnish - French - Galician - German - Greek - Hindi - Hungarian - Indonesian - Italian - Japanese - Korean - Latvian - Lithuanian - Malay - Mandarin (Traditional - & - Simplified) - Polish - Portuguese - Romanian - Russian - Slovak - Slovenian - Spanish - Swedish - Turkish - Ukrainian - Vietnamese - Bokmål > Nynorsk

Do you offer volume discounts?

Definitely! If you will be sending large volumes of content (over 5,000 hours per year) through our technology, then we'd love to speak with you and provide a volume discount.

How does billing work?

We bill on the 1st of each month for the previous months usage. Users then have 15 days to pay.

What happens when I reach my free hours limit?

Simply add your credit card details in the "manage billing" section of the portal to increase your usage.

How can I talk to someone?

Please feel free to email us at hello@speechmatics.com - we're here to help!

Accurate & real-time captioning across 50+ languages

Don't compromise accuracy for speed. At <1 second latency, deliver lightning-fast transcriptions with the highest accuracy for audiences across the world.