$0.003per minute
3.8AA Speech to text
Oct 2024released
YesSpeaker diarization
$0.003 / minPer audio minute
Exact native tariff; see source for billing scope.Price covers
Ranking?
Full ranking →···
23Voxtral Mini Transcribe 23.624Universal, AssemblyAI3.824Soniox v5 Async3.8Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Transcribe 2+90%-33%$0.002
BetterFun Realtime ASR Preview×2.2——Speaker diarization: not verified+1
OpenWhisper Large v2same+140%$0.006Speaker diarization: not verified+1
CheaperGrok Voice Transcribe 2.0+65%-33%$0.002SCheaperSoniox v5 Asyncsame-34%$0.002ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Transcribe 2+90%-33%$0.002Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0+65%-33%$0.002SSoniox v5 Asyncsame-34%$0.002MModulate STT Batch English VFastsame-83%$0Speaker diarization: not verified
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpensame-70%$0.001Speaker diarization: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Fun Realtime ASR Preview×2.2——Speaker diarization: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Whisper Large v2Opensame+140%$0.006Speaker diarization: not verified+1Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpensame-70%$0.001Speaker diarization: not verifiedParakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpensame-40%$0.002Speaker diarization: not verifiedWhisper Large v3 TurboOpensame-73%$0.001Speaker diarization: not verifiedWizper Large v3Opensame-80%$0.001Speaker diarization: not verifiedBenchmarks
in Speech & VoiceFAQ
How much does Universal, AssemblyAI cost?›
$0.003 per minute.
Is Universal, AssemblyAI free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.003 per minute.
How good is Universal, AssemblyAI, and what is it best at?›
#22 of 51 in Speech to text.
Is Universal, AssemblyAI better than Soniox v5 Async?›
On AA Speech to text · Recorded audio word error rate, Universal, AssemblyAI scores 3.8 vs 3.8 — about the same. It is 51% more expensive.
When was Universal, AssemblyAI released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2024-10-30. It is the current version in its line.
What is Universal, AssemblyAI?›
Universal, AssemblyAI is a speech & voice model from AssemblyAI, released Oct 2024.
What are the best alternatives to Universal, AssemblyAI?›
MAI Transcribe 2 (cheaper), Fun Realtime ASR Preview (better), Whisper Large v2 (open weights).