Comparison

AssemblyAI vs Vosk

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.

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AssemblyAI80
Vosk38
Score
Vioscale score
AssemblyAI80 / 100medium · 60%
Vosk38 / 100low · 28%
Pricing
Free tier
AssemblyAI
Vosk
Model
AssemblyAIfreemium
Vosk
Price level
AssemblyAIlow
Vosk
Starting price
AssemblyAI$0.37
Vosk
Transparent
AssemblyAI
Vosk
Integrations
Count
AssemblyAI5
Vosk18
Security
Disclosure policy
AssemblyAI
Vosk
Gdpr
AssemblyAI
Vosk
Hipaa
AssemblyAI
Vosk
Pci
AssemblyAI
Vosk
Scorecard
AssemblyAI
Vosk3.3
Soc2
AssemblyAI
Vosk
Reliability
Sla pct
AssemblyAI99.9
Vosk
Status page
AssemblyAI
Vosk
Adoption
Dependent repos
AssemblyAI
Vosk183
Github stars
AssemblyAI
Vosk15,076
Activity
Commits last 30d
AssemblyAI
Vosk1
Release
Cadence days
AssemblyAI
Vosk51
History
AssemblyAI
License
Spdx
AssemblyAI
Language
Primary
AssemblyAI
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

Vosk

Vosk enables voice-to-text conversion that runs locally without internet connectivity, supporting over 20 language variants with portable models suitable for mobile and embedded systems. It provides real-time streaming capabilities and allows dynamic vocabulary adjustment.

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 ↗

Vosk

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
AssemblyAI
Vosk
iOS
AssemblyAI
Vosk
Android
AssemblyAI
Vosk
Linux
AssemblyAI
Vosk
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AssemblyAI
Vosk
Self-hosted
AssemblyAI
Vosk
On-premise
AssemblyAI
Vosk

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

Vosk

18 total
  • Asterisk
  • Freeswitch
  • Jigasi
  • ROS
  • openFrameworks
  • Opencast
  • IBus
  • GStreamer
  • nerd-dictation
  • dicio-android
  • openaudiosearch
  • LVTerminal
  • Dexter
  • numenvoice
  • JustSayIt
  • OpenVoiceOS
  • CaptionIt
  • voice_perception
Independently observed

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