Gladia

What it does

Gladia takes in live audio streams or recorded audio files, such as meeting recordings, call center calls, podcasts, and video, and returns transcripts. Output includes text with timestamps and, optionally, speaker labels, translation, sentiment, named entities, PII redaction, and summaries. Real-time mode returns text as people speak, while async mode processes whole files and suits accuracy-focused, richer output.

Developers typically call the REST or WebSocket API, or use the official Python and JavaScript SDKs, to add transcription to meeting assistants, contact center tooling, voice agents, and media workflows. The product offers code-switching across 100+ languages with Solaria-1 and integrations with voice platforms such as Pipecat, LiveKit, Vapi, and Twilio. Webhooks deliver async results without polling.

Gladia suits teams building voice products or analyzing conversations who need multilingual transcription, and regulated buyers, since the pricing page lists GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC 2 Type 2. Self-serve use is prepaid credits billed per audio hour, with 50€ in free credits for new accounts. Limitations: Solaria-3 covers 6 languages versus 100+ on Solaria-1, and self-serve is opted into model training by default, with opt-out available.

What it can do

• Real-time speech-to-text streaming with under 300ms latency
• Async transcription of recorded audio files
• Code-switching and automatic language detection across 100+ languages (Solaria-1)
• Code-switching and automatic language detection across 100+ languages
• Speech-to-text translation and audio intelligence add-ons (summarization, sentiment, named entities, PII redaction)
• Custom vocabulary via keyterm prompting

Works with

• Pipecat
• LiveKit
• Vapi
• Twilio
• Recall
• Meeting BaaS

Before you choose

• Solaria-3 supports 6 languages and is async-only; Solaria-1 covers 100+ languages for real-time and async
• Self-serve accounts are opted into model training by default; opt-out is available in the profile
• Self-serve concurrency is capped at 30 real-time and 25 async requests; Enterprise is unlimited

Listed under

• Data
• API
• Audio intelligence
• Call centers
• Contact centers
• Developers
• Meeting assistants

Get started

New accounts receive 50€ in free credits.

1. Create an account and get an API key from the Gladia app
2. Install the official Python (gladiaio-sdk) or JavaScript (@gladiaio/sdk) SDK, or call the REST/WebSocket API directly
3. Send a test audio file or live stream and optionally configure webhooks for async results

50€ in free credits for new accounts, valid one year (time-limited allowance, not a permanent free tier). Volume discounts apply automatically to async rates; top-up bonuses of 10–20% at 1,000€+ top-ups.

Source: gladia.io/pricing, checked 29 Oct 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 29 Oct 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• Gladia | Speech-to-text API: Real-time & async transcription ↗www.gladia.io
• Welcome to Gladia - Gladia ↗docs.gladia.io
• Speech-to-Text API Pricing: Pay As You Go | Gladia ↗www.gladia.io
• Gladia | AI Audio Infrastructure for Voice Products ↗www.gladia.io

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