Voice

Gladia STT

High-accuracy speech recognition API with audio intelligence

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★4.4ratingPricing · FreemiumHot
The FalcoScan Intel PanelGladia STT · Voice
Data updated 1 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.4
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Gladia STT does

Gladia provides speech-to-text with built-in audio intelligence features, including summarization, topic detection, and chapter generation. The listing says the API is optimized for asynchronous processing of long audio files such as podcasts and meetings. Developers use it to add transcription and analysis to their own products. The product is available at gladia.io.

How Gladia STT compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Gladia STT does. 4 of the 5 offer an API, as Gladia STT does. Gladia STT was founded in 2022; the alternatives were founded between 2016 and 2023, 4 of them earlier. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States.

Market position · Voice

How Gladia STT compares in Voice

Gladia STT has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 306 live Voice tools on FalcoScan. Across Voice, the average opportunity score is 66.1 and the average saturation score 41.2. FalcoScan rates Gladia STT's own market position as open. 92 of the 306 operating Voice tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 11 shutdowns in the category.

Gladia STT compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Gladia STTFounded 2022HighOpenFreemium—YesYesAPIHot
Assembly AI TranscriptionFounded 2017 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesAPIHot
AssemblyAI Universal 2Founded 2017 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesAPIHot
Whisper JAX FastFounded 2023 · Remote-firstHighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, Self-hostedRising
Abridge MedicalFounded 2018 · Pittsburgh, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, API, MobileHot
Otter AI MeetingFounded 2016 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesNoWeb, MobileRising

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Voice.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Gladia STT exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Speech To TextClassificationNlp
Industry Verticals
MediaDeveloper ToolsEnterprise
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Questions

Gladia STT: common questions

Is Gladia STT free?

Gladia STT has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Gladia STT?

The closest alternatives to Gladia STT that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Assembly AI Transcription, AssemblyAI Universal 2, Whisper JAX Fast, Abridge Medical, and Otter AI Meeting.

Is Gladia STT still running?

Yes. As of 1 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Gladia STT as operating at gladia.io.

Does Gladia STT have an API?

Yes. Gladia STT offers an API.

Who is Gladia STT for?

Gladia STT is built for developers, media companies, and podcast platforms.

How do I sign in to Gladia STT?

Sign in on Gladia STT's own website, gladia.io. FalcoScan reviews Gladia STT but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Gladia STT directly.

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