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Kroko: CPU-first speech-to-text (home page, Simple pricing section)

Kroko by Banafo, 2026

Read on October 22, 2026

What it is: The home page of Kroko by Banafo, whose Simple pricing section lists a hosted Cloud API at $0.05 per hour of audio, with volume pricing to $0.02 per hour, for streaming and pre-recorded transcription.
How much weight it carries: The vendor's own home page, read on 2026-10-22. Its Pricing link is the #pricing section of this page; the /pricing path returns 404. The page says its chart is 'indicative list pricing' and to 'verify current rates before relying on it', and the volume figure names no volume threshold. Vendor pages change without notice.

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Kroko lists its hosted Cloud API, for pre-recorded transcription, at $0.05 per hour of audio.
“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.” (Plan cards and Simple pricing section)
Kroko lists its hosted Cloud API, for streaming transcription, at $0.05 per hour of audio.
“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.” (Plan cards and Simple pricing section)
Kroko's Cloud API card lists volume pricing to $0.02 per hour of audio for pre-recorded transcription.
“Hosted streaming & pre-recorded transcription in our European cloud. ... Volume pricing to $0.02/hr” (Plan cards and Simple pricing section)
Kroko's Cloud API card lists volume pricing to $0.02 per hour of audio for streaming transcription.
“Hosted streaming & pre-recorded transcription in our European cloud. ... Volume pricing to $0.02/hr” (Plan cards and Simple pricing section)
Kroko's home page says it currently supports 13 languages, with more in active development.
“Kroko currently supports 13 languages, with more in active development” (Home page, FAQ: What languages are supported?)