Prompt
real time speech to text api
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Oct 11, 2026
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If you want real-time speech-to-text (STT) APIs, here are some good options:
Popular real-time STT APIs
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OpenAI Realtime / Transcription
- Best for low-latency streaming use cases.
- Supports live audio input and transcription.
- Good if you also want conversation/agent features.
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Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
- Strong streaming recognition.
- Good accuracy and language support.
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Deepgram
- Designed for real-time transcription.
- Very low latency, easy streaming API.
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AssemblyAI
- Streaming transcription available.
- Good developer experience and extra features like summarization.
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Azure Speech to Text
- Reliable streaming STT.
- Good for Microsoft ecosystem.
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AWS Transcribe Streaming
- Real-time transcription from live audio.
- Fits well if you already use AWS.
Common choices by use case
- Lowest latency / live captions: Deepgram, OpenAI Realtime
- Enterprise cloud ecosystem: Google, Azure, AWS
- Extra NLP features: AssemblyAI
- Custom voice agent apps: OpenAI Realtime
Example architecture
- Capture microphone audio in browser/app
- Stream audio chunks over WebSocket/WebRTC
- Receive partial transcripts in real time
- Finalize transcript when speech ends
If you want to build it
I can help you with:
- a WebSocket streaming STT example
- browser JavaScript
- Python backend
- Node.js backend
- React live transcription UI
If you want, I can also recommend the best API for your exact use case.