← Back to the directoryListed price$0.0022 / minPay-as-you-go information Languages55+Approximate coverage StreamingYesReal-time transcription DiarizationYesSpeaker separation
Speechmatics.
Accuracy-focused STT with strong accent and dialect coverage.
Directory noteAccuracy specialist.
Speechmatics speech-to-text API overview
The four signals that usually narrow a speech-to-text shortlist first. Prices are the cheapest documented async tier; native billing units differ, so read the notes below.
Speechmatics pricing, languages, and features
Everything else the directory currently tracks, kept in one clear spec sheet for comparison.
- Company
- Speechmatics
- Listed price
- $0.0022 / minBilled per hour. $0.0022/min is the newer Melia model at ~$0.129/hr per the pricing page. The Standard and Enhanced tier rates are not publicly enumerated at a per-minute unit.
- Languages
- 5555+ on the pricing page; the docs list roughly 70 languages. No single fixed total.
- Real-time streaming
- Yes
- Speaker diarization
- Yes
- Free tier or trial
- Yes$100 trial credit (no card required). Not a perpetual free tier.
- Models
- Melia, Enhanced, Standard
Pricing, languages, streaming, and diarization verified against Speechmatics’s primary sources on 2026-08-27. Word error rate and latency are not yet measured.
Official Speechmatics website and API documentation
Confirm current pricing and capabilities in the provider’s own materials before making a purchasing decision.
Primary sources used to verify this profile
Alternatives to Speechmatics
Switch between profiles to narrow the set that fits your product, workflow, and deployment constraints.
Building with speech?
Explore speech-to-text alongside voice and messaging APIs.
Build on Telnyx