Fact · Transcription
0.15US dollars per hour of audio
AssemblyAI lists its Universal-Streaming model for English-only realtime transcription at $0.15 per hour of audio on pay as you go.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“High-quality realtime model for English only transcription. Purpose-built for production voice applications with reliable accuracy, low latency, and cost-effectiveness. $0.15 /hr”
AssemblyAI pricing, AssemblyAI, 2026, Pricing page, Realtime Speech-to-Text API section, Universal-Streaming card.
Open the original- What it measures
- The Realtime Speech-to-Text API card for the English-only streaming model.
- What it does not show
- Vendor list price, read on 2026-10-19. Add-ons are priced separately and are not included.
In the data
A row of Speech-to-Text API Pricing: Cost per Hour of Audio, as AssemblyAI Universal-Streaming EN: 0.15 US dollars per hour of audio.
- Provider
- AssemblyAI
- Product
- Universal-Streaming (English)
- Mode
- Streaming (real time)
- Tier
- Pay as you go
- As of
- 2026-10
Source
Used to calculate
- In the speech-to-text and transcription prices dataset, the 10 published figures for “Streaming (real time)” have a median of 0.46 US dollars per hour of audio, ranging from 0.12 to 1.02.
- The speech-to-text and transcription prices dataset holds 34 data points, each a published figure traced to its source.
- The speech-to-text and transcription prices dataset draws on 15 distinct sources.