Speechmatics Announces Major Price Drop: Real-time Speech-to-Text Standard Accuracy Reduced by 69% to $0.32/hr
What happened
Between the Apr 12, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025 captures of Speechmatics's pricing page, Pulse recorded 9 changes: 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. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease, discount added, limit increase, plan renamed) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 21, 2026) lists Pro at $0.01 per 1,000 TTS characters + $0.19 per hour (Batch Melia 1 model), Translation at $0.65 per hour of audio, Summaries at $0.12 per hour of audio, Chapters at $0.4 per hour of audio and Sentiment at $0.12 per hour of audio.
Speechmatics's previous recorded change was "Speechmatics Introduces Flow Conversational AI with Dedicated Pricing and Expands Free Tier to 50 Hours per Month" (Q1 2025). Speechmatics has been tracked since 2024-10-02.
In the same window OpenAI and Assemblyai also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Price−59%$1.35/hr$0.56/hr
- — · Price−62%$1.04/hr$0.40/hr
- — · Price−46%$4.80/hr$2.57/hr
- — · Price−69%$1.04/hr$0.32/hr
- — · Price−70%$0.80/hr$0.24/hr
- — · DiscountAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterModel Training 33% discount option
- Pro · Limit+100%1020 sessions
- — · Limit+146%1332
- Pro · PlanRenamedPay As You Grow planPro
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Price | $1.35/hr | $0.56/hr | −59% |
| — | Price | $1.04/hr | $0.40/hr | −62% |
| — | Price | $4.80/hr | $2.57/hr | −46% |
| — | Price | $1.04/hr | $0.32/hr | −69% |
| — | Price | $0.80/hr | $0.24/hr | −70% |
| — | Discount | Not listed | Model Training 33% discount option | Added |
| Pro | Limit | 10 | 20 sessions | +100% |
| — | Limit | 13 | 32 | +146% |
| Pro | Plan | Pay As You Grow plan | Pro | Renamed |
Values as written on Speechmatics'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 Speechmatics's pricing page (speechmatics.com) from Apr 12, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where price reads $1.35/hr and then $0.56/hr.
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Speechmatics, the last 90 days
Full history- Jun 9, 2026improvedSpeechmatics quintuples free transcription minutes to 2,400 monthly
- Jan 13, 2026improvedSpeechmatics Increases Pro Plan Real-Time Session Capacity by 150%
- Q3 2025packagingSpeechmatics Removes Voice Agent - Flow Product, Introduces Text-to-Speech with Free Offer Until November 2025
- Q2 2025improvedSpeechmatics Announces Major Price Drop: Real-time Speech-to-Text Standard Accuracy Reduced by 69% to $0.32/hr · this change
- Q1 2025improvedSpeechmatics Introduces Flow Conversational AI with Dedicated Pricing and Expands Free Tier to 50 Hours per Month
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- OpenAIJan 12OpenAI Announces Dramatic 87% Price Drop for Flagship Reasoning Model Outputs During Transition to o3
- AssemblyaiJan 11Assemblyai Reduces Streaming Speech-to-Text Pricing by 68% from $0.47/hr to $0.15/hr, Enhancing Accessibility for Users
- OpenAIJan 12OpenAI API Implements 40% Price Increase for GPT-5.2 Output and Input Tokens, Renames GPT-5 to GPT-5.2
- OpenAIJan 12OpenAI Introduces New GPT-4 Turbo Model at Existing Pricing While Ending Free Trial for Code Interpreter
- OpenAIJan 12OpenAI Discontinues Fine-Tuning and Legacy Models, Introduces GPT-4.5 and New o3-mini Pricing for Enhanced Accessibility
Questions about this change
Did Speechmatics raise prices in July 2025?
No — prices went down. Between Apr 12, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025 Speechmatics's pricing page showed 5 price cuts: $1.35/hr → $0.56/hr (−59%); $1.04/hr → $0.40/hr (−62%); $4.80/hr → $2.57/hr (−46%); $1.04/hr → $0.32/hr (−69%); $0.80/hr → $0.24/hr (−70%).
What changed on Speechmatics's pricing page between Apr 12, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025?
Price: $1.35/hr → $0.56/hr (−59%); price: $1.04/hr → $0.40/hr (−62%); price: $4.80/hr → $2.57/hr (−46%); price: $1.04/hr → $0.32/hr (−69%); price: $0.80/hr → $0.24/hr (−70%); discount: Not listed → Model Training 33% discount option, added; Pro limit: 10 → 20 sessions (+100%); limit: 13 → 32 (+146%); Pro plan: Pay As You Grow plan → Pro, renamed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 12, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Speechmatics change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Speechmatics in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Speechmatics Introduces Flow Conversational AI with Dedicated Pricing and Expands Free Tier to 50 Hours per Month" in Q1 2025; Speechmatics has been tracked since 2024-10-02.