AssemblyAI API
Speech-to-text API with built-in LLM-powered features including transcription, speaker diarization, sentiment analysis, summarization, and PII detection from audio.
Best When
You need transcription plus downstream audio intelligence (sentiment, PII, summaries) in one API call.
Avoid When
You only need basic transcription and want the cheapest possible option, or need true real-time streaming with very low latency.
Use Cases
- • Transcribing meeting recordings with speaker labels
- • Building voice-enabled agents that process audio input
- • Detecting PII in call center audio for compliance
- • Generating meeting summaries and action items from recordings
- • Sentiment analysis on customer support calls
Not For
- • Real-time transcription with sub-100ms latency (use streaming for near-real-time)
- • Languages with limited audio training data outside their supported set
- • Very short audio clips where transcription overhead dominates
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