Fact · Transcription
0.05US dollars per hour of audio
Kroko lists its hosted Cloud API, for streaming transcription, at $0.05 per hour of audio.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 22, 2026
In the source's own words
“Pay by audio hour for live streams and recorded files alike. ... Most popular Cloud API $0.05 /hr Hosted streaming & pre-recorded transcription in our European cloud.”
Kroko: CPU-first speech-to-text (home page, Simple pricing section), Kroko by Banafo, 2026, Plan cards and Simple pricing section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The home page's Cloud API card, labelled 'Most popular', gives the price per audio hour. The Simple pricing text says the same per-hour price applies to live streams and recorded files. The page names no plan tier for this price.
- What it does not show
- The page gives one price for both modes and names no tier or volume threshold. Its chart is labelled 'indicative list pricing' and says to verify current rates. The On-Premise card at $0.05/hr is not a row: it is licensed through sales.
In the data
A row of Speech-to-Text API Pricing: Cost per Hour of Audio, as Kroko Cloud API streaming: 0.05 US dollars per hour of audio.
- Provider
- Kroko by Banafo
- Product
- Kroko Cloud API
- Mode
- Streaming (real time)
- As of
- 2026-10
Source
Used to calculate
- In the speech-to-text and transcription prices dataset, the 39 published figures for “Streaming (real time)” have a median of 0.36 US dollars per hour of audio, ranging from 0 to 2.
- The speech-to-text and transcription prices dataset holds 123 data points, each a published figure traced to its source.
- The speech-to-text and transcription prices dataset draws on 45 distinct sources.