Comparison

AssemblyAI vs Kaldi

On the evidence we track, AssemblyAI leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
AssemblyAI80
Kaldi18
Score
Vioscale score
AssemblyAI80 / 100medium · 60%
Kaldi18 / 100low · 15%
Pricing
Free tier
AssemblyAI
Kaldi
Model
AssemblyAIfreemium
Price level
AssemblyAIlow
Kaldifree
Starting price
AssemblyAI$0.37
Kaldi
Transparent
AssemblyAI
Kaldi
Integrations
Count
AssemblyAI5
Kaldi
Security
Disclosure policy
AssemblyAI
Kaldi
Gdpr
AssemblyAI
Kaldi
Hipaa
AssemblyAI
Kaldi
Pci
AssemblyAI
Kaldi
Scorecard
AssemblyAI
Kaldi3.9
Soc2
AssemblyAI
Kaldi
Reliability
Sla pct
AssemblyAI99.9
Kaldi
Status page
AssemblyAI
Kaldi
Adoption
Dependent repos
AssemblyAI
Kaldi1
Github stars
AssemblyAI
Kaldi15,469
Activity
Commits last 30d
AssemblyAI
Kaldi0
Language
Primary
AssemblyAI
KaldiShell
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for speech to text. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Real time streaming
AssemblyAI-
Kaldi-
Speaker diarization
AssemblyAI-
Kaldi-
Custom vocabulary
AssemblyAI-
Kaldi-
Fine tuning
AssemblyAI-
Kaldi-
Word timestamps
AssemblyAI-
Kaldi-
Punctuation formatting
AssemblyAI-
Kaldi-
Pii redaction
AssemblyAI-
Kaldi-
Vertical model
AssemblyAI-
Kaldi-
Offline on device
AssemblyAI-
Kaldi-
Open source
AssemblyAI-
Kaldi-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

AssemblyAI

Leader

A platform providing speech-to-text APIs for both pre-recorded and live audio, voice agent capabilities, and audio analysis features like speaker identification and sentiment analysis. Serves millions of developers with focus on accuracy and scalability.

Independently observed

Kaldi

A free, open-source framework for building and deploying speech recognition systems, supporting multiple platforms from desktop to mobile and in-browser execution.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

AssemblyAI

Leader
from $0.37/hourUsage-basedFree tier

From $0.37/hour for async transcription. Free tier available.

  • Async Speech-to-Text$0.37/hour
  • Real-time Speech-to-Text$0.47/hour
  • Sync Speech-to-Text$0.45/hour
as of verify ↗

Kaldi

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
AssemblyAI
Kaldi
Android
AssemblyAI
Kaldi
macOS
AssemblyAI
Kaldi
Windows
AssemblyAI
Kaldi
Linux
AssemblyAI
Kaldi
CLI
AssemblyAI
Kaldi
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AssemblyAI
Kaldi
Self-hosted
AssemblyAI
Kaldi

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

AssemblyAI

Leader
5 total
  • Semantic Kernel .NET
  • Vercel AI SDK
  • OpenAI GPT-5.6 Luna
  • OpenAI GPT-5.6 Terra
  • Google Gemini
Independently observed

Kaldi

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.