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End customers will only ever see their own provider's brand, which means the layer underneath has to be good enough to go unnoticed.

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Tresic selects Speechmatics to power the speech layer of its conversation intelligence platform

The future of AI is nameless: Tresic selects Speechmatics to power the speech layer of its conversation intelligence platform

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On Arabic and English, Melia 1 runs at less than half the mixed error rate of the next best model. On Mandarin and Tamil it switches more accurately than anything else we tested.

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Melia 1 leads speech-to-text code-switching in Arabic, Mandarin and Tamil

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Linden, Speechmatics' new speech-to-text model built for voice agents, is now available through LiveKit Inference, no separate API key, account, or invoice required. Try it out now, click the circle to the bottom right of your screen.

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Speechmatics & LiveKit Inference target the accuracy gap that breaks voice agents in production

An hour of audio in, a transcript back in under 20 seconds. 30 minutes in under 10 seconds. 10 minutes in under 5 seconds.

[alt: Melia 1 app interface for speech-to-text, supporting multiple audio formats, with three blue folders for processed files.]

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Gone in 20 seconds: Melia outpaces AssemblyAI, ElevenLabs and Soniox

Gone in 20 seconds: Melia now outpaces AssemblyAI, ElevenLabs and Soniox on Artificial Analysis

Speechmatics is now live on Zapier. Connect industry-leading speech-to-text to 8,000+ apps with no code.

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Speechmatics on Zapier: No-Code Speech-to-Text Automation

The most accurate speech-to-text, now one Zap away

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With 93% accuracy, our new model is twice as good as the nearest competitor.

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Speechmatics launches Medical Model for real-time clinical transcription

Explore multilingual speech recognition for global platforms, including accuracy, language support, scalability, integrations, and implementation factors.

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The Ultimate Guide to Multilingual Speech Recognition for Global Platforms

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The move brings speech recognition directly into CATalyst VP eliminating the challenges of running multiple applications, making it the first seamless solution for the voice reporting industry.

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Stenograph and Speechmatics Announce Industry-First On-Device Integration for CATalyst VP 

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