Gladia
Enterprise speech-to-text API with fast processing, speaker diarization, and audio intelligence.
Pricing Free tier / Pay-as-you-go from $0.0612/hr
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Gladia scorecard
How we grade B+ 76/100
Overall grade
GDPR-friendly speech API with Whisper-grade quality and enterprise features.
Idea B+ Open-source models wrapped with enterprise features is pragmatic.
Brand B- Newer, smaller profile than Deepgram or AssemblyAI.
Product B+ Whisper-level quality with diarization and intelligence.
Market fit B Fits EU and GDPR-conscious buyers well.
Adoption B- Smaller community, less proven at scale.
Features B+ Diarization, code-switching, custom vocab, intelligence.
Security B+ European GDPR compliance is a real plus.
Value A- Competitive pricing for the feature set.
Strengths & limitations
Strengths
- +Good balance of accuracy and enterprise features
- +Competitive pricing
- +European company with GDPR compliance
Limitations
- –Newer player, less proven at scale
- –Smaller community than Deepgram or AssemblyAI
- –Documentation still maturing
What makes Gladia different
Gladia wraps best-in-class open-source models (including Whisper) with enterprise features: diarization, code-switching, custom vocabulary, and audio intelligence. It offers Whisper-level quality with the reliability and features enterprises need.
Key features
- Enterprise speech-to-text API
- Speaker diarization
- Code-switching detection
- Custom vocabulary
- Audio intelligence features
