# Groq Speech-to-Text vs Soniox Speech-to-Text (slim)

> Groq Speech-to-Text scores 71.8 (BB) on agent readiness against Soniox Speech-to-Text's 58.2 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do speech stt. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Groq Speech-to-Text scores 71.8 (BB) on agent readiness against Soniox Speech-to-Text's 58.2 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do speech stt.

- Groq Speech-to-Text: BB 71.8, rank #113 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/groq-speech-to-text.min.md
- Soniox Speech-to-Text: C 58.2, rank #529 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/soniox-stt.min.md
- Groq Speech-to-Text, good for Suited to cheap, fast transcription of recorded files in many languages, and to agents that already hold a Groq key or use an OpenAI-compatible client. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 75 against 70; Security & auth, 79 against 70; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20; Maintenance & community, 68 against 30; Transparency & trust, 85 against 76. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card.
- Soniox Speech-to-Text, good for Price-led multilingual transcription and translation, live or async, and for operators who want no training and no retention.

| Category | Groq Speech-to-Text | Soniox Speech-to-Text |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 58 | 60 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 79 | 70 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 68 | 30 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 85 | 76 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Groq Speech-to-Text | Soniox Speech-to-Text |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Groq | Soniox |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.groq.com/openai/v1` | `https://api.soniox.com/v1` |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Price for speech stt | not published | $0.0017 per minute of audio |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service under the Groq Services Agreement. The SDKs are Apache-2.0 and the Whisper weights are published by OpenAI on Hugging Face | Apache-2.0 (Python SDK) |
| Last release | 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-11 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-06-22 | 2026-06-29 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-11-12 | 2026-06-29 |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 621 stars | 12 stars, 22k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |