Real-Time Speech-to-Text | Speechmatics

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Real-time speech-to-text that scales with you

Fast, reliable real-time speech-to-text in 55+ languages.

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Unbeatable real-time Speech-to-Text

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Accurate, real-time speech-to-text across 55+ languages

Transcribe and translate over half the world’s population, in real-time.

From Arabic, to Hebrew, and even Vietnamese, we break down language barriers so you can bring your product to the largest possible audience.

Receive transcripts in a few hundred milliseconds.

Speechmatics’ real-time speech-to-text produces 25% fewer errors than Microsoft, 50% fewer than Assembly AI, and 70% fewer than Deepgram.

Noisy background in real-time

Our real-time models go through rigorous testing, reflecting real-world, noisy environments.

In our tests, designed to mimic a football match, and contact center, our accuracy is market-leading, and uniformly higher than competitors.

Speech-to-text built for real-time

Speechmatics is the fastest real-time speech-to-text engine, and the only company delivering final transcripts in under one second.

Don't compromise on accuracy when transcribing live audio.

Hit the perfect balance

Real-Time

Accurate transcription in real-time doesn't mean you lose out on functionality

Precise, low-latency transcription, translation and speech capabilities, all delivered before your media even ends.

All languages

Every supported language available in real-time, including all new ones.

All deployments

Cloud and on-prem deployments both supported. Live transcription with no loss of security.

All key features

Speaker diarization, custom dictionary, word timings and more, all supported. This is real-time transcription without compromise.

Value without the wait

Provide insight, assistance and understanding, to the user immediately, without waiting until the end of the audio.

Instant without losing accuracy

The huge trade-off between accuracy and speed no longer exists - any workflow built on real-time transcription will be based on rock solid foundations.

Speech Intelligence in real-time

With breakthroughs in LLMs and our speech capabilities, you can stack AI-powered insight and value on top of your transcript, without the wait.

Whether you're transcribing or translating (or both!), don't compromise accuracy for speed.

Accurate, real-time transcription in 55+ languages. All delivered with the highest accuracy at <1 second latency.

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