price tracker · updated 2026-07-20
Cheapest Speechmatics API
transcription · per minute
Speechmatics batch speech-to-text now starts around $0.0022/min ($0.129/audio hour) on the Pro tier. Fireworks' whisper-v3-large is the cheapest here at $0.0015/min, while Deepgram Nova-3 pre-recorded costs $0.0077/min.
Across the 4 endpoints we track for Speechmatics, posted prices span $0.0015 at fireworks (whisper-v3-large) to $0.0077 at Deepgram Nova-3. That is a 5.1x gap for the same model, so provider choice matters more than most teams expect. Rates below are normalized to transcription · per minute and re-checked weekly.
Speechmatics
transcription · per minute
save up to 81%
Cheapest verified endpoint: fireworks (whisper-v3-large) at $0.0015 (transcription · per minute). Prices normalized per unit, ex. egress.
How we track this
We re-pull every known provider that serves Speechmatics weekly, normalize to a single unit (transcription · per minute), and pin the price the moment a provider posts it — we don't average across stale snapshots. Switching providers is usually a one-line base-URL change. Spot a stale price? tell us.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest Speechmatics API?
fireworks (whisper-v3-large) currently has the lowest price for Speechmatics at $0.0015 (transcription · per minute), based on our 2026-07-20 check across 4 providers.
How much does the Speechmatics API cost?
Prices for Speechmatics range from $0.0015 at fireworks (whisper-v3-large) up to $0.0077 at Deepgram Nova-3, measured as transcription · per minute. Same model, different bill: picking the right provider saves up to 81%.
Which providers offer Speechmatics?
We currently track 4 endpoints for Speechmatics: fireworks (whisper-v3-large), groq (whisper large v3), Speechmatics (batch), Deepgram Nova-3. The table above ranks them by effective price, cheapest first.
How often are these prices updated?
We re-check every provider weekly and pin the exact posted price rather than averaging stale snapshots. This table was last refreshed on 2026-07-20.
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