Smallest AI Pulse measured on 16 of 80 Speech to text benchmarks16
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$0.005per minute
3.3AA Speech to text
Feb 2026released
en, es, fr +19Languages
YesSpeaker diarization
$0.005 / minPer audio minute
Exact native tariff; see source for billing scope.Price covers
Ranking?
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16Universal 3.5 Pro5.817Smallest AI Pulse618Hojo ASR v16.1Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
ZCheaperZoom Scribe V2 Pro+25%-33%$0.003Languages: loses es, fr, de +18OBetterSpeech v3.1+54%——Languages: loses pt, it, ko +13+2
OpenPhi 4 Multimodal Instructsame—$0.05Speaker diarization: not verified+1
CheaperScribe v2same-27%$0.004MCheaperMultilingualsame-90%$0.001Speaker diarization: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
ZZoom Scribe V2 Pro+25%-33%$0.003Languages: loses es, fr, de +18Scribe v2same-27%$0.004MMultilingualsame-90%$0.001Speaker diarization: not verifiedrResonant 1same-28%$0.004Languages: not verified+1AUniversal 3.5 Prosame-30%$0.004Languages: loses ko, ru, hi-Deva +9ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
OSpeech v3.1+54%——Languages: loses pt, it, ko +13+2ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Phi 4 Multimodal InstructOpensame—$0.05Speaker diarization: not verified+1
Granite Speech 3.3 8BOpensame——Languages: loses zh, ja, it +14+2Granite Speech 3.3 2BOpensame——Languages: loses zh, ja, it +14+2
Qwen 3 ASR 1.7B HfOpensame——Speaker diarization: not verified+1HHojo ASR v1Opensame——Languages: loses es, fr, de +17+2ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
SSmallest AI Pulse Pron/a—$0.004Languages: loses es, fr, de +18+1All Smallest.ai models →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 Universal 3.5 Pro?›
On Open ASR · average WER, Smallest AI Pulse scores 6 vs 5.8 — about the same. It is 43% 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 Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct.
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?›
Zoom Scribe V2 Pro (cheaper), Speech v3.1 (better), Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct (open weights).