by AssemblyAI •Voice & Speech Platforms
Speech AI API platform for batch and real-time transcription, diarization, audio intelligence and LLM workflows.
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Verified profile evidence records API access for this tool.
Source-backed capability SourceVerified deployment evidence records self-hosting support.
Source-backed capability SourceVerified security evidence records SSO / SAML availability.
Source-backed capability SourceVerified security evidence records SOC 2 Type 2.
Source-backed capability SourceAlternatives are ranked from structured use-case, capability, pricing, platform and taxonomy overlap.
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Core capabilities listed for AssemblyAI.
Analyzes speech, sound, music or other audio inputs.
Provides programmatic API access for application integration.
Supports low-latency streaming text, audio or multimodal interactions.
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Proprietary
Commercial use allowed
Provider policies and certifications are shown only when recorded with evidence.
Training use with opt-out / controls
Zero data retention can be enabled so processed audio and transcripts are not stored after processing; additional metadata may still be kept for logging and billing. Verified fact Privacy sourcePricing stored in AI Orbit's pricing database. Always verify final rates on the provider website.
Speech-to-text starts around $0.21/hour; model/features vary
Stale · verified 1 month ago
$0.15/hour pay-as-you-go.
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
$0.21/hour pay-as-you-go.
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
$0.45/hour pay-as-you-go.
Review · verified 2 weeks ago
Stale · verified 1 month ago
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AssemblyAI is a developer-focused Speech AI platform for pre-recorded and real-time transcription, speaker diarization, language detection, keyterm prompting, audio intelligence and LLM workflows. It uses pay-as-you-go API pricing across multiple speech models and offers enterprise rate limits and deployment flexibility. AssemblyAI is provided by AssemblyAI and AI Orbit categorizes it under Voice & Audio. Its structured capability profile includes Audio Understanding, Speech to Text, API Access and Real-time Streaming; field-level verification may still be pending for some capability mappings.
AssemblyAI is provided by AssemblyAI. AI company providing speech-to-text, audio intelligence and voice understanding APIs for developers. Within AI Orbit, the product is cataloged in Voice & Audio, which describes its primary product category rather than the provider itself.
AI Orbit currently maps AssemblyAI to structured use cases including Voiceovers and Transcription. These are reviewed taxonomy mappings used for discovery and fit; field-level evidence may still be pending, so they are not presented as independently verified claims. Supporting cataloged capabilities include Audio Understanding, Speech to Text, API Access and Real-time Streaming.
Yes. AI Orbit has verified official evidence that AssemblyAI provides API access. The profile also records official API documentation, so developers can check supported endpoints, authentication and current implementation details at the provider source. API availability can change independently from the consumer product, so production implementations should still be checked against the provider documentation.
Yes. Verified deployment evidence shows that AssemblyAI supports self-hosting. Documented deployment modes include API, Cloud and Self-hosted. Deployment rights, infrastructure requirements and enterprise restrictions should be checked against the provider documentation before production use.
AssemblyAI allows customers to opt out of model training and provides zero-data-retention controls. Training use does not apply to opted-out data, European-server data or data covered by a BAA under its published rules. AI Orbit records the data-training policy as: Training use with opt-out / controls. AssemblyAI maintains SOC 2 Type 2 controls, TLS 1.2+ and AES-256 encryption, role-based access and SSO, annual penetration tests and self-hosted deployment options. Verified security certifications listed on the profile include SOC 2 Type 2.
AI Orbit currently has verified plan-level pricing data for AssemblyAI, including Pay as you go, Universal-2 Pre-Recorded, Universal-3.5 Pro Pre-Recorded and Universal-3.5 Pro Realtime. Exact rates, billing units, limits and verification dates are shown in the pricing section of this profile rather than compressed into a single potentially misleading price. Because providers can change prices and plan limits, check the linked official pricing source before making a purchase or production decision.
