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Soniox

Soniox

42/100

Multilingual speech AI: async STT at $0.10/hr, 60+ languages.

soniox.com

// scorecard · 42/100

verified 1mo ago
methodology →
Agent-readiness20/35
Agent registration (api_key)6/9
Public API5/5
OpenAPI spec0/9
MCP server9/9
llms.txt0/3
Reliability & performance0/15
Actively maintained
Production-ready0/4
Updated recently
Pricing6/13
Itemized public pricing6/6
Free tier / trial0/4
Free-tier generosity0/3
Docs & DX2/12
Docs quality
Public API2/2
Quickstart / examples0/2
Security & compliance10/12
SOC 26/6
ISO 270012/2
GDPR0/2
Security / trust page2/2
Openness4/10
Open source0/6
Open / un-gated API4/4
Company maturity0/3
Company size
Years operating

// rankings · cost per standard workload

#2 in Transcription$10/ 100h audio

Async STT $0.10/hour x100 = $10/mo (real-time $12)

soniox.com/pricing

// overview

Soniox is a multilingual speech AI platform offering real-time speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and speech translation APIs across 60+ languages and 3600 language pairs. It supports low-latency streaming, language switching, multi-speaker conversations, and high accuracy for accents, names, numbers, and noisy environments. The platform emphasizes a unified API for production voice products with token-based pricing.

Best for: Teams building global multilingual real-time voice products and applications

// pricing

Pay-as-you-gotoken-based
  • STT async $1.50 per 1M input audio tokens (~$0.10/hr)
  • STT real-time $2.00 per 1M input audio tokens (~$0.12/hr)
  • TTS real-time $4.00 per 1M input text tokens + $21.50 per 1M output audio tokens (~$0.70/hr)

// security & compliance

SOC 2 ISO 27001 GDPR HIPAA

// features

  • Real-time STT transcription in 60+ languages with native accuracy
  • TTS generation in 60+ languages handling alphanumerics/names/language switching
  • Real-time speech translation across 3600 pairs with low latency
  • Sub-200ms latency streaming for live interaction
  • Token-based pricing for STT (~$0.10-0.12/hr) and TTS (~$0.70/hr)
  • Support for multilingual code-switching and high-noise environments

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