Speechmatics Announces Major Price Drop: Real-time Speech-to-Text Standard Accuracy Reduced by 69% to $0.32/hr
What changed
Real-time Speech-to-Text enhanced accuracy decreased from $1.35/hr to $0.56/hr (59% decrease)
Batch Speech-to-Text enhanced accuracy decreased from $1.04/hr to $0.40/hr (62% decrease)
Voice Agent-Flow conversations decreased from $4.80/hr to $2.57/hr (46% decrease)
Real-time Speech-to-Text standard accuracy decreased from $1.04/hr to $0.32/hr (69% decrease)
Batch Speech-to-Text standard accuracy decreased from $0.80/hr to $0.24/hr (70% decrease)
Model Training 33% discount option added
Pro plan concurrent real-time sessions increased from 10 to 20 sessions
Voice Agent-Flow languages increased from 13 to 32 languages
Pay As You Grow plan renamed to Pro
Before and after
Apr 12, 2025 vs Jul 4, 2025Real-time Speech-to-Text enhanced accuracy decreased from $1.35/hr to $0.56/hr (59% decrease)
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