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by Speechmatics •Voice & Speech Platforms

Enterprise speech AI platform for batch and real-time transcription, voice agents and multilingual speech across cloud, on-prem and local deployments.

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Overview

What is Speechmatics?

Speechmatics is an enterprise speech AI platform providing batch and real-time transcription, speaker diarization, translation, summarization and voice-agent speech recognition through APIs. It supports more than 55 languages and multiple deployment choices: managed cloud, on-premises infrastructure and on-device processing. The platform uses credit-based self-service billing, offers enterprise customization and emphasizes no data logging by default for privacy-sensitive speech workloads.
Best for
VoiceoversTranscription
Decision intelligence

AI Orbit decision brief

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Why it stands out

Recorded strengths

API access

Verified profile evidence records API access for this tool.

Source-backed capability Source
Self-hosting support

Verified deployment evidence records self-hosting support.

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Recorded security certifications

Verified security evidence records ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type II.

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Capabilities0/3 verified
Use-case fit0/2 verified
Pricing evidence4/4 plans checked
Verified sources5
Benchmarks1 verified

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Capabilities

Features & use cases

Core capabilities listed for Speechmatics.

Speech to Text

Transcribes spoken audio into text.

Source review in progress Source

API Access

Provides programmatic API access for application integration.

Source review in progress Source

Real-time Streaming

Supports low-latency streaming text, audio or multimodal interactions.

Source review in progress Source
API #API First#Real-time#Multilingual
Technical profile

Access, deployment & licensing

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Open source & license

Source check pending

Proprietary

Deployment

Verified

Self-hosting supported

APICloudOn-PremisesLocalHybrid

Commercial use

Source check pending

Commercial use allowed

Availability
55+ languages USEUAustralia
Trust intelligence

Privacy, security & compliance

Provider policies and certifications are shown only when recorded with evidence.

Data training policy

Depends on plan / workspace settings

Verified fact Privacy source

SSO / enterprise access

Not yet verified

Source review in progress Security source
Privacy: Speechmatics states that customer data is not logged by default. Its pricing also offers a model-training discount for customers who explicitly allow eligible usage to improve models.
Security: Speechmatics is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type II certified, supports HIPAA and GDPR requirements, encrypts data with AES-256/TLS 1.2+, and supports cloud, on-prem and on-device deployments.
Recorded assurances
ISO/IEC 27001:2022SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAGDPRUSEUAustralia
Pricing

Pricing overview

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Speechmatics

Enterprise

Custom

Custom pricing

Review · verified 2 weeks ago

  • Enterprise scale
  • custom deployment and support.
  • Custom
Speechmatics

Pro

Usage-based

From $0.129/hour; model and features vary

Stale · verified 1 month ago

Speechmatics

Pro - Batch Melia 1

Usage-based

From $0.129/hour.

Review · verified 2 weeks ago

  • Usage-based speech-to-text
  • 20% discount options and larger volume discounts may apply.
Speechmatics

Free

Included

$100 free credit, no card required.

Review · verified 2 weeks ago

  • Developer/evaluation access with limited concurrency.
  • $100 starting credit
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Evidence-separated performance

Verified benchmarks & scores

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Unclassified

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Evidence only
Speech Recognition Unclassified Verified Independent

Coval/Openbenchmarks Live STT — Average WER

Tested product / versionenhanced
4.3 % WER
#2 of 2
Same-benchmark rank#2 of 2 tools
Scoring directionLower is better
Leader context 1.1 pts behind AssemblyAI
TestedAug 28, 2026
Coval / Openbenchmarks AI Orbit verified Aug 28, 2026
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Common questions

Speechmatics FAQ

Quick answers based on the information currently available in this AI Orbit profile.

What is Speechmatics?

Speechmatics is an enterprise speech AI platform providing batch and real-time transcription, speaker diarization, translation, summarization and voice-agent speech recognition through APIs. It supports more than 55 languages and multiple deployment choices: managed cloud, on-premises infrastructure and on-device processing. Speechmatics is provided by Speechmatics and AI Orbit categorizes it under Voice & Audio. Its structured capability profile includes Speech to Text, API Access and Real-time Streaming; field-level verification may still be pending for some capability mappings.

Who makes Speechmatics?

Speechmatics is provided by Speechmatics. Speech technology company providing multilingual automatic speech recognition and voice AI infrastructure. Within AI Orbit, the product is cataloged in Voice & Audio, which describes its primary product category rather than the provider itself.

What is Speechmatics best for?

AI Orbit currently maps Speechmatics 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 Speech to Text, API Access and Real-time Streaming.

Does Speechmatics have an API?

Yes. AI Orbit has verified official evidence that Speechmatics 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.

Can Speechmatics be self-hosted?

Yes. Verified deployment evidence shows that Speechmatics supports self-hosting. Documented deployment modes include API, Cloud, On-Premises, Local and Hybrid. Deployment rights, infrastructure requirements and enterprise restrictions should be checked against the provider documentation before production use.

How does Speechmatics handle privacy and security?

Speechmatics states that customer data is not logged by default. Its pricing also offers a model-training discount for customers who explicitly allow eligible usage to improve models. AI Orbit records the data-training policy as: Depends on plan / workspace settings. Speechmatics is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type II certified, supports HIPAA and GDPR requirements, encrypts data with AES-256/TLS 1.2+, and supports cloud, on-prem and on-device deployments. Verified security certifications listed on the profile include ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type II.

How much does Speechmatics cost?

AI Orbit currently has verified plan-level pricing data for Speechmatics, including Enterprise, Pro, Pro - Batch Melia 1 and Free. 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.