# Gladia speech-to-text API pricing
Last updated: 2026-11-03

Source: https://www.gladia.io/pricing · Currency: EUR · Rates are per hour of audio, per-minute equivalents in brackets.

No subscriptions, no unused minutes. Top up credits, pay only for the audio you process, and save more as you grow with automatic volume discounts and bonus credits. Simple, usage-based pricing. Start with 50€ free.

## Plans

| Feature | Self-serve | Enterprise |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Pricing & billing** |  |  |
| Async rate | Solaria-1 · 0.27€/hr (0.0045€/min); Solaria-3 · 0.16€/hr (0.0027€/min) | Custom |
| Real-time rate | 0.68€/hr (0.0113€/min) | Custom |
| Automatic volume discounts | Included | Custom |
| **Core capabilities** |  |  |
| 100+ languages | 100+ languages with Solaria-1; 5 languages with Solaria-3 | Included |
| Automatic language detection | Included | Included |
| Speaker diarization | Async only | Async only |
| Enhanced punctuation | Async only | Async only |
| Word-level timestamps | Included | Included |
| Custom vocabulary, name consistency | Included | Included |
| Audio intelligence add-ons | Pay-per-use (see add-ons) | Custom |
| Custom models & fine-tuning | Not included | Included |
| **Scale and reliability** |  |  |
| Concurrent requests | 25 async; 30 real-time | Unlimited |
| Uptime SLA | Not included | 99.9% |
| Dedicated infrastructure | Not included | Included |
| **Data and security** |  |  |
| GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II | Included | Included |
| Model training | Opt-in by default (free opt-out anytime) | Opted out by default |
| Zero data retention | Not included | Included |
| Custom hosting | Not included | Included |
| **Support** |  |  |
| Help center and Discord | Included | Included |
| Dedicated Slack and account manager | Not included | Included |

Enterprise pricing is custom. Contact sales: https://www.gladia.io/demo-request

## Async volume discounts (Self-serve)

Your rate is set by your total monthly volume

| Monthly volume | Solaria-1 | Solaria-3 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 0 - 100 hours | 0.27€/hr | 0.16€/hr |
| 100 - 500 hours | 0.26€/hr | 0.15€/hr |
| 500 - 2,000 hours | 0.24€/hr | 0.14€/hr |
| 2,000 - 5,000 hours | 0.23€/hr | 0.13€/hr |
| 5,000 - 10,000 hours | 0.22€/hr | 0.13€/hr |
| 10,000+ hours | 0.21€/hr | 0.12€/hr |

## Top-up bonuses

Larger top-ups earn free credits

| Top up | Bonus | You get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1,000€ | +10% | 100€ in free credits |
| 2,500€ | +15% | 375€ in free credits |
| 5,000€ | +20% | 1,000€ in free credits |

## Add-ons

Core features are included in every request. Add-ons are billed per hour of audio only when enabled.

| Add-on | Async API | Real-time API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Audio Summarization | 0.03€/hr (0.0005€/min) | 0.03€/hr (0.0005€/min) |
| Sentiment analysis | 0.02€/hr (0.0003€/min) | 0.02€/hr (0.0003€/min) |
| Translation (100+ languages) | 0.05€/hr (0.0008€/min) | 0.05€/hr (0.0008€/min) |
| Named entity recognition | 0.07€/hr (0.0012€/min) | 0.07€/hr (0.0012€/min) |
| PII redaction | 0.07€/hr (0.0012€/min) | Currently unavailable |
| Audio to LLM | From 0.20€ / 1.25€ per 1M tokens (in/out)[1] | Currently unavailable |

[1] Audio to LLM is billed per token; the starting rate is GPT-5.4 Nano, and other models are available.

## Worked cost examples (Self-serve, before add-ons and free credits)

| Monthly audio | Mode | Rate | Monthly cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 50 h | Async, Solaria-3 | 0.16€/hr | 8.00€ |
| 50 h | Async, Solaria-1 | 0.27€/hr | 13.50€ |
| 500 h | Async, Solaria-3 | 0.15€/hr | 75.00€ |
| 500 h | Async, Solaria-1 | 0.26€/hr | 130.00€ |
| 2,000 h | Async, Solaria-3 | 0.14€/hr | 280.00€ |
| 2,000 h | Async, Solaria-1 | 0.24€/hr | 480.00€ |
| 10,000 h | Async, Solaria-3 | 0.13€/hr | 1,300.00€ |
| 10,000 h | Async, Solaria-1 | 0.22€/hr | 2,200.00€ |
| 100 h | Real-time | 0.68€/hr | 68.00€ |
| 1,000 h | Real-time | 0.68€/hr | 680.00€ |

## FAQ

### Can I try Gladia for free?

Yes. New accounts get 50€ in free credits, valid for one year. That's roughly 312 hours of async transcription on solaria-3, 185 hours on solaria-1, or 73 hours of real-time. Once used, top up to continue, or get in touch for a demo.

### What are the billing options?

Gladia runs on a prepaid credit wallet. You can top up manually, or set auto top-up to refill when your balance drops below a threshold you choose. You'll get notified on low balance, top-ups, and failed payments, so there are no end-of-month surprises.

### What is auto top-up?

Auto top-up adds credits to your wallet when your balance drops below a threshold you set, charging your existing payment method. You can change the threshold or the amount, or turn it off, from your billing settings at any time.

### What are top-up bonuses?

When you top up 1,000€ or more, we add free credits: +10% at 1,000€, +15% at 2,500€, and +20% at 5,000€ and above. Top-up credits never expire.

### Are there set up fees or hidden costs?

No. Core features like custom vocabulary are included in every request. Add-ons such as summarization or translation are billed per hour only when you enable them, at the rates listed on this page.

### Do you offer volume discounts?

Yes, automatically. Your hourly async rate drops as your monthly volume grows. For guaranteed rates at high volume, contact us.

### Can I opt out of model training?

Yes, at no extra cost. Self-serve is opted in by default, and you can opt out anytime from your profile. Enterprise is opted out by default.

### Can I change my plan?

You can sign up for Self-serve directly. To move to Enterprise, or to change an existing contract, contact our sales team.

### Can I cancel at any time?

Self-serve runs on prepaid credits with no subscription, so there's nothing to cancel. The Enterprise plan follows its contract terms.

### Is speech-to-text priced per minute or per hour?

Both units are in common use, which makes providers hard to compare. Gladia publishes per-hour rates starting at 0.16€ an hour for async transcription (Solaria-3) and 0.68€ an hour for real-time streaming on the Self-serve plan. In per-minute terms that is 0.0027€ and 0.0113€ a minute.

### Does real-time transcription cost more than pre-recorded?

Yes, at every provider. Real-time holds a live connection open and returns results as the audio arrives. On Gladia, real-time is 0.68€ an hour against 0.16€ (Solaria-3) for async transcription on Self-serve. Where a delay of a few minutes is acceptable, async is the cheaper path.

### What are the concurrency limits on each plan?

The Self-serve plan allows 30 concurrent real-time sessions and 25 concurrent pre-recorded jobs. Enterprise removes the concurrency limits. Requests above the limit receive a 429 response and can be retried. The concurrency page in the Gladia docs covers queue behaviour and how to request more capacity.