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Transcription on Telnyx's own global network, co-located with voice and messaging APIs.

Directory noteThe owned-network option: STT plus carrier-grade voice on one platform.

Telnyx 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.

Listed price$0.0150 / minPay-as-you-go information
Languages100+Approximate coverage
StreamingYesReal-time transcription
DiarizationYesSpeaker separation

Telnyx pricing, languages, and features

Everything else the directory currently tracks, kept in one clear spec sheet for comparison.

Company
Telnyx
Listed price
$0.0150 / minTelnyx STT engine, pay-as-you-go, $0.015/min.
Languages
100100 supported languages per the Telnyx product page, with automatic language detection.
Real-time streaming
Yes
Speaker diarization
YesDiarization is available via the Deepgram (real-time) and Google (recording) engines, not the default Telnyx/Whisper engine.
Free tier or trial
NoNo free tier documented on the speech-to-text pages specifically (a general Telnyx trial credit exists sitewide).
Models
openai/whisper-large-v3-turbo

Pricing, languages, streaming, and diarization verified against Telnyx’s primary sources on 2026-08-27. Word error rate and latency are not yet measured.

Official Telnyx website and API documentation

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