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Google's scalable speech API with Chirp 3 model support, 60 free minutes/month, and deep GCP integration.
✓ Where it shines / best for
- Teams building on GCP with existing Google Cloud infrastructure
- Developers needing broad language and dialect coverage
- Cost-sensitive batch transcription workloads using dynamic batch pricing
- Projects needing Google-grade accuracy on diverse audio inputs
✕ Not the best fit for
- Teams not already using GCP (additional cloud services add cost complexity)
- Consumer dictation users wanting a no-code app
- Projects needing the lowest real-time streaming latency (Deepgram is faster)
Features
- ✓ Free tier
- ✓ Real-time
- ✓ Team collaboration
- ✓ API access
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | $0 | month | 60 minutes/month free across all Speech-to-Text usage |
| Standard Recognition | $0.016 | per minute | Billed per 15-second increment; Chirp model; ~$0.96/hr; multi-channel audio billed per channel |
| Enhanced Recognition | $0.024 | per minute | Higher accuracy models; ~$1.44/hr |
| Dynamic Batch | $0.004 | per minute | Non-time-sensitive batch processing; ~$0.24/hr; lowest cost tier |
Prices change often — confirm on the vendor's site before buying.
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