What it does
Speech-to-text and a newer text-to-speech API. The official page is the source for this profile. This is not a hands-on review.
Who should care
Developers who want a published per-hour transcription rate. That is the audience, not a claim that every reader should adopt this vendor.
Our take: Use
Pre-recorded and streaming are billed differently. Streaming bills the time the socket stays open. This is an editorial recommendation for the stated use case, not an investment rating or a benchmark result.
Pricing without the confetti
$50 in free credits. Universal-3.5 Pro pre-recorded is $0.21 an hour. Text to speech is $15 per million characters. Source: public page, checked November 7, 2026. Where a license applies instead of a subscription, the license is the price.
Before you commit
Write down the job, what data enters it, who approves the output, and the maximum bill or license constraint you can live with. If the exit route is unclear, keep the trial small. These are recommended checks, not claims of completed testing.