Gladia
Gladia exposes audio APIs for transcription, real-time speech-to-text (STT), and transcript enrichment (speaker diarization, named entity recognition, sentiment, summaries) across 100+ languages with EU data residency options. Teams send audio, receive enriched transcripts, and manage concurrency via API wallets and tiers.
Starter shows per-hour rates (Async $0.61/hr, Real-time $0.75/hr) and a one-time €50 credit; Growth lists lower per-hour floors (Async $0.20/hr, Real-time $0.25/hr); Enterprise is custom and billed via sales.Is Gladia right for you?
Good for
- Teams building multilingual voice products that need enriched transcripts and EU data residency via API-first integration.
- Supports over 100 languages with automatic language detection and real-time code-switching.
- Provides native transcript enrichment (diarization, entity detection, sentiment, summaries) alongside STT at no additional cost.
Keep in mind
- Starter tier does not document an uptime SLA on the pricing table.
- Enterprise pricing and exact commercial terms are not published and require contacting sales.
- Confirm enterprise contract terms, invoicing options, and any zero-retention or SLA specifics with sales for large-scale deployments, because Enterprise pricing is custom and contact-based.
Pricing and plan limits
The pricing page documents Starter and Growth per-hour rates and a €50 one-time credit; Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales and no fixed price is listed on the linked official pages.
More about capabilities and limits
Documented strengths
Supports over 100 languages with automatic language detection and real-time code-switching.
Provides native transcript enrichment (diarization, entity detection, sentiment, summaries) alongside STT at no additional cost.
Documents EU data residency and multiple compliance certifications relevant for regulated workloads.
Limitations to consider
Starter tier does not document an uptime SLA on the pricing table.
Enterprise pricing and exact commercial terms are not published and require contacting sales.
Choosing a plan
Verify fit by transcribing representative audio in your target languages to confirm enrichment quality and concurrency limits, then engage sales to confirm Enterprise hosting, retention, and SLA terms.
Based on the linked product documentation.
Available on
Web, Api.
Official sources
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