What Speechmatics shipped in August 2026

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

Speechmatics launched Linden, a speech-to-text model optimized for voice agents, now accessible through LiveKit Inference. Developers can switch to Linden in under a minute via UI or code, with billin…

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

Speechmatics introduced Melia, a speech-to-text model achieving a 206x speed factor on Artificial Analysis' leaderboard, outperforming competitors like AssemblyAI and ElevenLabs. Melia processes an ho…

AI Voice Agents vs Chatbots: Which Delivers Better Customer Outcomes?

Speechmatics published a comparative analysis asserting AI voice agents deliver superior customer outcomes over chatbots in urgent, complex, or emotionally charged interactions due to faster resolutio…

Pricing change detected for Speechmatics

Pricing updated for Speechmatics: - Free: allowance changed from 56+ languages, 2 concurrent real-time sessions, $100 in credit to 55+ languages, 2 concurrent real-time sessions, $100 in credit - Pro:…

Pricing updated for Speechmatics: - Free: allowance changed from 56+ languages; 2 concurrent real-time sessions; $100 in credit to 56+ languages, 2 concurrent real-time sessions, $100 in credit - Pro:

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

Speechmatics is now available on Zapier, offering two actions—synchronous Get Transcript from Audio and asynchronous Submit Audio (Webhook)—to connect its speech-to-text engine to 8,000+ apps without …

Pricing updated for Speechmatics: - Enterprise: allowance changed from 56+ languages; No rate limits; Custom models; Highest concurrency to 56+ languages; No rate limits; Custom models; Highest concur

Pricing updated for Speechmatics: - Free: allowance changed from 56+ languages, $100 in credit, 2 concurrent real-time sessions, multi-region cloud options, low-latency (ideal for voice agents) to 56+

Pricing updated for Speechmatics: - Free: new promotion — $100 in credit to get started, no card required - Free: allowance changed from 3,000 minutes (50 hours) per mon