# Speechmatics > Speechmatics builds speech-to-text, text-to-speech and voice AI APIs. Accurate real-time and batch transcription across 55+ languages, deployable in the cloud, on-premises, in a virtual appliance or on-device. ## Overview - [Homepage](https://www.speechmatics.com/): What Speechmatics does: speech-to-text, text-to-speech and voice AI APIs. - [About Speechmatics](https://www.speechmatics.com/company/about-speechmatics): Company background, mission and leadership. Speechmatics is the trading name of Cantab Research Ltd, based in Cambridge, UK. - [Information for AI assistants](https://www.speechmatics.com/ai-info): Verified, structured facts about Speechmatics products, pricing and company details. - [Our technology](https://www.speechmatics.com/our-technology): How the speech recognition models are built and why they generalise across accents and dialects. ## Products - [Speech-to-Text API](https://www.speechmatics.com/speech-to-text): Convert audio and video to text in 55+ languages, in batch or in real time. - [Real-Time Speech-to-Text](https://www.speechmatics.com/product/real-time): Low-latency streaming transcription with partial results, diarization and custom dictionary. - [Batch Transcription](https://www.speechmatics.com/product/transcription): Transcribe recorded audio and video files asynchronously. - [Text-to-Speech API](https://www.speechmatics.com/text-to-speech): Natural, low-latency synthetic voices for real-time applications. - [Voice Agents](https://www.speechmatics.com/voice-agents): Speech infrastructure for building responsive AI voice agents. - [Speech Intelligence](https://www.speechmatics.com/speech-intelligence): Understanding layered on top of transcription: translation, summaries, sentiment, topics. - [Autonomous Speech Recognition](https://www.speechmatics.com/autonomous-speech-recognition): The self-supervised approach behind Speechmatics accuracy across accents, dialects and demographics. ## Capabilities - [Translation](https://www.speechmatics.com/product/translation): Translate transcripts between languages in the same API request. - [Summarization](https://www.speechmatics.com/product/summarization): LLM-generated summaries of any transcript. - [Sentiment Analysis](https://www.speechmatics.com/product/sentiment): Track sentiment across a transcribed conversation. - [Topic Detection](https://www.speechmatics.com/product/topics): Identify what is being talked about in audio and video. - [Chapters](https://www.speechmatics.com/product/chapters): Split long recordings into automatically summarized chapters. - [Audio Events](https://www.speechmatics.com/product/audio-events): Label non-speech sounds such as laughter, music and applause. ## Languages and deployment - [Languages](https://www.speechmatics.com/languages): The 55+ supported languages, each with its own detail page. - [Features and deployments](https://www.speechmatics.com/product/features-and-deployments): Full feature list and the cloud, on-premises, virtual appliance and on-device deployment options. - [Enterprise](https://www.speechmatics.com/enterprise): Enterprise deployment, data control, scale and support. - [Security](https://www.speechmatics.com/security): Security, privacy and compliance posture, including data retention and certifications. ## Use cases - [Contact centers](https://www.speechmatics.com/use-cases/contact-center-solutions): Transcription and analytics for customer conversations. - [AI voice agents](https://www.speechmatics.com/use-cases/ai-voice-agents): Sub-second, speaker-aware speech recognition for conversational agents. - [Medical and healthcare](https://www.speechmatics.com/use-cases/medical-transcription): Ambient clinical documentation and medical transcription. - [Meeting platforms and note-taking](https://www.speechmatics.com/use-cases/meeting-platforms): Transcription for meeting assistants and collaboration tools. - [Media and captioning](https://www.speechmatics.com/use-cases/media-distribution-and-captioning): Transcription for media teams and content platforms. - [Media monitoring](https://www.speechmatics.com/use-cases/media-monitoring): Transcribe and analyse broadcast and online media at scale. - [Legal and court reporting](https://www.speechmatics.com/use-cases/legal-transcription): Speech-to-text for depositions, hearings and court reporting. - [Education and EdTech](https://www.speechmatics.com/use-cases/edtech): Accessible, compliant transcription for learning platforms. - [Unified communications](https://www.speechmatics.com/use-cases/unified-communications): Transcription and captioning inside UCaaS products. - [All use cases](https://www.speechmatics.com/use-cases): The full index of industries and workflows Speechmatics is used for. ## Comparisons - [How we compare](https://www.speechmatics.com/product/how-we-compare): Accuracy benchmarks and feature comparisons against other speech-to-text providers. - [Speechmatics vs Deepgram](https://www.speechmatics.com/how-we-compare/deepgram-alternative): Accuracy, word error rate, languages and deployment compared. - [Speechmatics vs AssemblyAI](https://www.speechmatics.com/how-we-compare/assemblyai-alternative): Capability and feature comparison. - [Speechmatics vs OpenAI](https://www.speechmatics.com/how-we-compare/openai-alternative): Compared with Whisper and gpt-4o-transcribe on real-time, accuracy and deployment. - [Speechmatics vs Google](https://www.speechmatics.com/how-we-compare/google-alternative): Compared with Google Speech-to-Text (Chirp). - [Speechmatics vs Microsoft Azure Speech](https://www.speechmatics.com/how-we-compare/microsoft-azure-speech-alternative): Accuracy, languages and deployment compared. - [Speechmatics vs Amazon Transcribe](https://www.speechmatics.com/how-we-compare/aws-alternative): Compared with AWS on accuracy, deployment and pricing. - [Speechmatics vs ElevenLabs Scribe](https://www.speechmatics.com/how-we-compare/elevenlabs-scribe-alternative): Compared on accuracy, real-time support and diarization. - [Speechmatics vs Gladia](https://www.speechmatics.com/how-we-compare/gladia-alternative): Compared on accuracy, languages and deployment. - [Speechmatics vs Soniox](https://www.speechmatics.com/how-we-compare/soniox-alternative): Compared on accuracy, languages and deployment. ## Developers - [Developers](https://www.speechmatics.com/developers): Getting started with the real-time and batch APIs, SDKs and sample code. - [API documentation](https://docs.speechmatics.com): Reference documentation for the Speechmatics speech APIs. - [Community](https://www.speechmatics.com/community): Developer community, from a first transcript to production scale. - [Startup Program](https://www.speechmatics.com/startup-program): Up to $50,000 in credits and engineering support for eligible startups. - [Research](https://www.speechmatics.com/research): The speech and deep learning research behind the models. ## Pricing and getting started - [Pricing](https://www.speechmatics.com/pricing): Plans and per-hour pricing for the Speechmatics API. - [Free trial](https://www.speechmatics.com/free-trial-here): Request a 14-day business trial. - [Book a demo](https://www.speechmatics.com/book-a-demo): See real-time transcription and voice AI in action with the team. - [Speak to sales](https://www.speechmatics.com/speak-to-sales): Contact the sales team about volume, enterprise or on-premises deployment. ## Company - [Case studies](https://www.speechmatics.com/product/case-studies): How customers use Speechmatics in production. - [Blog and latest news](https://www.speechmatics.com/company/articles-and-news/articles): Product announcements, company news and AI research write-ups. - [Partnerships](https://www.speechmatics.com/partnerships): The partner ecosystem and how to become a partner. - [Careers](https://www.speechmatics.com/company/careers): Open roles and what it is like to work at Speechmatics. - [Contact](https://www.speechmatics.com/company/contact): Office locations and how to get in touch. ## Legal - [Privacy Policy](https://www.speechmatics.com/legal/privacy-policy): How Speechmatics handles personal data. - [Terms of Service](https://www.speechmatics.com/legal/terms-of-service): The terms covering use of the Speechmatics services. ## Full content - [llms-full.txt](https://www.speechmatics.com/llms-full.txt): Every page listed above, in full, combined into a single file.