# Amazon Transcribe vs AssemblyAI

**Leader by Vioscale score:** AssemblyAI

| Attribute | Amazon Transcribe | AssemblyAI |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 65.3 (34% (low)) | 80.2 (60% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A fully managed API service that converts speech to text using advanced AI, supporting over 100 languages with features like speaker identification, custom vocabularies, and content filtering. | 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. |
| integrations.count | - | 5 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Semantic Kernel .NET"},{"name":"Vercel AI SDK"},{"name":"OpenAI GPT-5.6 Luna"},{"name":"OpenAI GPT-5.6 Terra"},{"name":"Google Gemini"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Streaming Transcription","summary":"$0.01/minute","features":["Real-time transcription","100+ language support","Custom vocabulary","Speaker diarization","Automatic punctuation","Word-level confidence scores"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Real-time audio transcription","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Batch Transcription","summary":"$0.006/minute","features":["Batch audio processing","Recorded file support","100+ language support","Custom vocabulary","Automatic language detection","Vocabulary filtering"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.006,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Recorded audio file transcription","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Call Analytics","summary":"$0.03/minute (Tier 1, up to 250k minutes)","features":["Sentiment analysis","Call categorization","Call characteristics tracking","Speaker identification","Compliance monitoring","Automatic summaries"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.03,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Advanced call transcription with conversation insights","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Automatic Content Redaction"},{"name":"Custom Language Models"},{"name":"Generative Call Summarization","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0024,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $0.006/minute for batch transcription. Free tier: 60 minutes/month for 12 months.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/transcribe/pricing/?nc=sn&loc=3","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:37:22.238Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"minute","amount":0.006,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Async Speech-to-Text","summary":"$0.37/hour","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.37,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pre-recorded audio transcription","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Real-time Speech-to-Text","summary":"$0.47/hour","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.47,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Live audio stream transcription","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Sync Speech-to-Text","summary":"$0.45/hour","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.45,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Same-request transcription for short clips","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Speaker Diarization","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.12,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"LLM Prompting","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Voice Isolation","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"SSO","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":199,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $0.37/hour for async transcription. Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/lower-latency-new-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:32:28.755Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"hour","amount":0.37,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.006,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":0.37,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.9 |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Speech To Text)

| Capability | Amazon Transcribe | AssemblyAI |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Real time streaming | - | - |
| Speaker diarization | - | - |
| Custom vocabulary | - | - |
| Fine tuning | - | - |
| Word timestamps | - | - |
| Punctuation formatting | - | - |
| Pii redaction | - | - |
| Vertical model | - | - |
| Offline on device | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:47:14.429Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*