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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/speechmatics-stt.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/speechmatics-stt.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick ElevenLabs Scribe Speech to Text API for schema \u0026 documentation (+30).\n\nPick Speechmatics Speech-to-Text for agent ergonomics (+5), security \u0026 auth (+10), transparency \u0026 trust (+7).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | ElevenLabs Scribe Speech to Text API | Speechmatics Speech-to-Text | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 70 | 70 | even |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 95 | 65 | ElevenLabs Scribe Speech to Text API +30 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 75 | 80 | Speechmatics Speech-to-Text +5 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 55 | 65 | Speechmatics Speech-to-Text +10 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 40 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 75 | 75 | even |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 71 | 78 | Speechmatics Speech-to-Text +7 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **69 · B** | **67.3 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | ElevenLabs Scribe Speech to Text API | Speechmatics Speech-to-Text |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | ElevenLabs | Speechmatics |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1` | `https://eu1.asr.api.speechmatics.com/v2` |\n| Transports | HTTP, stdio | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT (SDKs) | MIT (SDKs) |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-22 |\n| Popularity | 3.1k stars, 1.1M npm/wk, 2.2M PyPI/wk | 20 stars, 58k npm/wk, 48k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**ElevenLabs Scribe Speech to Text API.** $0.22 an hour for batch with 90+ languages and diarisation to 32 speakers. Audio may be used for training unless the account opts out, and the opt-out isn't retroactive.\n\n**Speechmatics Speech-to-Text.** Training is opt-in and real-time audio is not stored. Enhanced transcription costs $0.40 to $0.43 an hour.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### ElevenLabs Scribe Speech to Text API\n\n1. Create a key restricted to speech-to-text with a credit quota and an expiry\n2. Use `source_url` for hosted files instead of downloading and re-uploading\n3. Set `webhook=true` for long files so the call doesn't block\n4. Back off exponentially on any of the three 429 codes\n5. Opt out under Data use before sending customer audio. It only covers later uploads\n\n### Speechmatics Speech-to-Text\n\n1. Set `\"model\": \"enhanced\"` explicitly. The default is `standard`\n2. Use notifications instead of polling. Polling waits 5 seconds by default since the 23 September 2026 change, and `wait=0` turns that off\n3. Fetch batch transcripts within 7 days. After that the API returns 404 `expired`\n4. Pass a `fetch_data` URL for files over 1 GB\n5. Use `/v2/agent` with `linden-1` for live agents instead of the plain realtime path\n\n## Other comparisons with ElevenLabs Scribe Speech to Text API or Speechmatics Speech-to-Text\n\n- [Amazon Transcribe vs ElevenLabs Scribe Speech to Text API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amazon-transcribe-vs-elevenlabs-scribe.md)\n- [Amazon Transcribe vs Speechmatics Speech-to-Text](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amazon-transcribe-vs-speechmatics-stt.md)\n- [AssemblyAI Speech-to-Text (Universal) vs ElevenLabs Scribe Speech to Text API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/assemblyai-stt-vs-elevenlabs-scribe.md)\n- [AssemblyAI Speech-to-Text (Universal) vs Speechmatics Speech-to-Text](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/assemblyai-stt-vs-speechmatics-stt.md)\n- [Azure AI Speech speech-to-text vs ElevenLabs Scribe Speech to Text API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/azure-speech-to-text-vs-elevenlabs-scribe.md)\n- [Azure AI Speech speech-to-text vs Speechmatics Speech-to-Text](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/azure-speech-to-text-vs-speechmatics-stt.md)\n- [Deepgram Speech-to-Text (Nova-3, Flux) vs ElevenLabs Scribe Speech to Text API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deepgram-stt-vs-elevenlabs-scribe.md)\n- [Deepgram Speech-to-Text (Nova-3, Flux) vs Speechmatics Speech-to-Text](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deepgram-stt-vs-speechmatics-stt.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Scribe Speech to Text API vs Gladia Speech-to-Text API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-scribe-vs-gladia-stt.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Scribe Speech to Text API vs Google Cloud Speech-to-Text](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-scribe-vs-google-speech-to-text.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Scribe Speech to Text API vs Rev AI Speech-to-Text API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-scribe-vs-rev-ai-stt.md)\n- [ElevenLabs Scribe Speech to Text API vs Soniox Speech-to-Text](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/elevenlabs-scribe-vs-soniox-stt.md)\n- [Gladia Speech-to-Text API + MCP vs Speechmatics Speech-to-Text](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gladia-stt-vs-speechmatics-stt.md)\n- [Google Cloud Speech-to-Text vs Speechmatics Speech-to-Text](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-speech-to-text-vs-speechmatics-stt.md)\n- [Rev AI Speech-to-Text API vs Speechmatics Speech-to-Text](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/rev-ai-stt-vs-speechmatics-stt.md)\n- [Soniox Speech-to-Text vs Speechmatics Speech-to-Text](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/soniox-stt-vs-speechmatics-stt.md)\n",
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