Assemblyai Enhances Speech-to-Text Accuracy to Over 93%
What happened
Between the Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025 captures of Assemblyai's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: Dual Channel feature renamed to Multichannel; Speech-to-Text accuracy improved from >92.5% to >93%; Claude Instant LLM model removed (was sunsetting on 10/28/24). Pulse files it as a product change (feature change, feature removed) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 24, 2026) lists Voice Agent API at $4.5 per hour + $4.5 per hour, Universal-3 Pro at $0.21 per hour of audio, Universal-Streaming Multilingual at $0.15 per hour of audio, Universal-3 Pro Streaming at $0.45 per hour of audio and Universal-2 at $0.15 per hour of audio.
Assemblyai's previous recorded change was "Assemblyai Restructures Pricing with Specific Claude Model Versions and Introduces $50 in Free Credits for New Users" (Q3 2024). Assemblyai has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Deepgram also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · FeatureRenamedDual Channel featureMultichannel
- — · FeatureChanged>92.5%>93%
- — · FeatureFeature removed
Claude Instant LLM model removed (was sunsetting on 10/28/24)
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | Dual Channel feature | Multichannel | Renamed |
| — | Feature | >92.5% | >93% | Changed |
| — | Feature | Claude Instant LLM model removed (was sunsetting on 10/28/24) | Feature removed | |
Values as written on Assemblyai's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Assemblyai's pricing page (assemblyai.com) from Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where "Dual Channel feature" becomes "Multichannel".
Sign in to see the evidence
The two full-page captures with this change marked up are free with an account.
Assemblyai, the last 90 days
Full history- Jan 11, 2026packagingAssemblyai Introduces Guardrails: New Product Category Consolidating Safety Features for Enhanced Transcription Security
- Q2 2025packagingAssemblyai Reduces Streaming Speech-to-Text Pricing by 68% from $0.47/hr to $0.15/hr, Enhancing Accessibility for Users
- Q1 2025improvedAssemblyai Expands EU Data Residency to Full Availability Across All Plans, Enhancing Compliance and Flexibility for Users
- Q4 2024packagingAssemblyai Enhances Speech-to-Text Accuracy to Over 93% · this change
- Q3 2024packagingAssemblyai Restructures Pricing with Specific Claude Model Versions and Introduces $50 in Free Credits for New Users
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- DeepgramJan 11Deepgram Introduces Self-Service Rate Limit Requests for Aura TTS API in Pay As You Go and Growth Plans
- DeepgramJan 11Deepgram Introduces New Flux Model Pricing: $0.0077/min for Pay As You Go and $0.0065/min for Growth Plan After Free Promotional Period Ends
- DeepgramJan 11Deepgram Restructures Voice Agent API Pricing to Per-Minute Model, Introducing New Tiers and Significant Cost Savings
- DeepgramJan 11Deepgram Raises Enterprise Plan Pricing by 50% to $15k+ Annually Amid New Model Launch and Feature Additions
- DeepgramJan 11Deepgram Expands Aura TTS Growth Plan with Major Increase to 80 Concurrent WebSocket Connections
Questions about this change
Did Assemblyai raise prices in January 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change, feature removed.
What changed on Assemblyai's pricing page between Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025?
Feature: Dual Channel feature → Multichannel, renamed; feature: >92.5% → >93%, changed; Claude Instant LLM model removed (was sunsetting on 10/28/24). Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Assemblyai change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Assemblyai in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Assemblyai Restructures Pricing with Specific Claude Model Versions and Introduces $50 in Free Credits for New Users" in Q3 2024; Assemblyai has been tracked since 2023-11-14.