Fact · Dictation
By default, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text leaves punctuation marks out of recognition results, so you must request automatic punctuation.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“By default, Speech-to-Text does not include punctuation marks in the results from speech recognition.”
Enable automatic punctuation (Speech-to-Text), Google Cloud, 2026, Introduction.
Open the original- What it measures
- Introduction to automatic punctuation in Google Cloud Speech-to-Text.
- What it does not show
- Applies to the API default. Consumer products may configure it differently.