Assemblyai Launches Medical Mode for Healthcare Transcription
What happened
Between the Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Assemblyai's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Medical Mode add-on introduced for speech-to-text models; optimizes transcription for medical terminology in healthcare conversations. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on) with an upward 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 cuts flagship STT price 22% with Universal-3 Pro rebrand" (Apr 4, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "AssemblyAI adds Claude 4.6 Sonnet, Opus models to LLM Gateway" (Mar 16, 2026), "Assemblyai launches Universal-3 Pro Streaming at $0.45/hr for voice agents" (Mar 10, 2026) and "Assemblyai rebrands Audio Intelligence as Speech Understanding" (Week 7, 2026). Assemblyai has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Deepgram and Otter also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Add-onAddedNo Medical Mode add-onMedical Mode add-on
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Add-on | No Medical Mode add-on | Medical Mode add-on | Added |
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 Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Medical Mode add-on now appears.
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Assemblyai, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 6, 2026packagingAssemblyAI renames Universal-3.5 Pro, adds 18-language diarization support
- Jun 29, 2026packagingAssemblyai upgrades realtime STT to Universal-3.5 with 18-language support
- Apr 9, 2026improvedAssemblyai unifies audio limits with expanded 333h free allowance
- Apr 1, 2026packagingAssemblyai Launches Medical Mode for Healthcare Transcription · this change
- Apr 4, 2026packagingAssemblyai cuts flagship STT price 22% with Universal-3 Pro rebrand
- Mar 16, 2026packagingAssemblyAI adds Claude 4.6 Sonnet, Opus models to LLM Gateway
- Mar 10, 2026packagingAssemblyai launches Universal-3 Pro Streaming at $0.45/hr for voice agents
- Week 7, 2026packagingAssemblyai rebrands Audio Intelligence as Speech Understanding
- Feb 9, 2026packagingAssemblyai unveils Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite model at competitive pricing
- Jan 11, 2026packagingAssemblyai Introduces Guardrails: New Product Category Consolidating Safety Features for Enhanced Transcription Security
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- DeepgramApr 1Deepgram slashes Voice Agent API prices across all tiers
- OtterJan 12Otter Decreases Pro Plan Price to $8.33/user/month and Increases Annual Billing Discount to 51%
- DeepgramFeb 16Deepgram triples concurrency limits across all API tiers
- OtterJan 12Otter Reduces Video Replay Support to Zoom and Google Meet, Updates Enterprise Security Features to Include Upcoming HIPAA Compliance
- OtterJan 12Otter Reduces Enterprise Plan AI Chat Queries from 500 to 200 per User
Questions about this change
Did Assemblyai raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on.
What changed on Assemblyai's pricing page between Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026?
Add-on: No Medical Mode add-on → Medical Mode add-on, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Assemblyai change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 5 other pricing-page changes for Assemblyai in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Assemblyai cuts flagship STT price 22% with Universal-3 Pro rebrand" on Apr 4, 2026; Assemblyai has been tracked since 2023-11-14.