Speechmatics Enhanced
converts spoken audio into text. Sometimes called "ASR" (automatic speech recognition). Deepgram, AssemblyAI.fact-checked, all required fields present, publicly visiblereal-time
speech.dev has not published an operational assessment for this entry yet. Facts below are source-linked where available.
Overview
- Publisher
- Speechmatics
- Lab
- speechmatics
- Last updated
- 2026-05-23
- Modality
- converts spoken audio into text. Sometimes called "ASR" (automatic speech recognition). Deepgram, AssemblyAI.
a voice model trained on multiple languages. Quality varies enormously by language — "supports 40 languages" may be great in 3 and mediocre in the other 37.
multilingual
Pricing
- Billing model
- Per minute
Last verified May 23, 2026
Benchmarks
English short-form WER
Open ASR LeaderboardListed as: speechmatics/enhanced
- Rank
- #24
- Avg WER
- 6.91%
Verified 2026-05-23
English long-form WER
Open ASR LeaderboardListed as: speechmatics/enhanced
- Avg WER
- 8.8%
Verified 2026-05-23
Multilingual WER
Open ASR LeaderboardListed as: speechmatics/enhanced
- Avg WER
- 4.293846154%
Verified 2026-05-23
Technical
- Streaming
- Supported · bidirectional
- Hosting
- saas-vendor-cloud
- Self-hostable
- Yes
API access
WSS
API endpoints
wsshttps
SDK languages
python, typescript
Regions (vendor buckets)
Macro areas as published by the vendor (often broad; not a country list).
Compliance (vendor-published)
GDPR DPAISO 27001
LiveKit Inference
Listed on LiveKit Agents inference catalog · verified 2026-05-23
| Listed model | Build & Ship | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Speechmatics Enhanced | $0.0117 | $0.0117 |
LiveKit inference pricing (per minute)
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