Smallest AI Pulse measured on 16 of 81 Speech to text benchmarks16
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$0.005per minute
3.3AA Speech to text
Feb 2026released
$0.005 / minPer audio minute
Exact native tariff; see source for billing scope.Price covers
Ranking?
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16Solaria-33.217Smallest AI Pulse3.317GPT Transcribe, OpenAI3.3Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Transcribe 2+65%-67%$0.002
OpenWhisper Large v2same+20%$0.006Per audio minute: $0.005 / min → $0.006 / min
CheaperVoxtral Small Transcribe 3+57%-20%$0.004CheaperVoxtral Mini Transcribe 3+50%-30%$0.004
CheaperScribe v2+50%-27%$0.004ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Transcribe 2+65%-67%$0.002Voxtral Small Transcribe 3+57%-20%$0.004Voxtral Mini Transcribe 3+50%-30%$0.004Scribe v2+50%-27%$0.004
Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0+43%-67%$0.002ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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Benchmarks
in Speech & VoiceOpen ASR · URGENT 2024 WER10.4#12
Open ASR · AMI WER10.4#16
Open ASR · Earnings-22 WER10.9#28
Open ASR · VoxPopuli WER5.7#11
FAQ
How much does Smallest AI Pulse cost?›
$0.005 per minute.
Is Smallest AI Pulse free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.005 per minute.
How good is Smallest AI Pulse, and what is it best at?›
#15 of 51 in Speech to text.
Is Smallest AI Pulse better than GPT Transcribe, OpenAI?›
On AA Speech to text · Recorded audio word error rate, Smallest AI Pulse scores 3.3 vs 3.3 — about the same. It is 11% more expensive.
When was Smallest AI Pulse released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-02-18. It is the current version in its line.
Is Smallest AI Pulse open source?›
No, Smallest AI Pulse is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Whisper Large v2.
What is Smallest AI Pulse?›
Smallest AI Pulse is a closed speech & voice model from Smallest.ai, released Feb 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Smallest AI Pulse?›
MAI Transcribe 2 (cheaper), Whisper Large v2 (open weights).