Gladia
Choose Gladia after checking both model language coverage and the default training setting.
- Starting price
- Async Solaria-3 from EUR 0.16/hour
- Free access
- EUR 50 introductory credits valid for one year
- Billing unit
- Audio hours; prepaid wallet and optional add-ons
- Platform
- Async and real-time speech APIs
- Verified
- 1 Nov 2026
Overview
What you provide
- Provide authorised recordings or a live audio stream, select the model and request only needed add-ons.
What you get
- Gladia returns transcripts and, when requested, summaries, translations or other audio-analysis results.
Choosing this tool
The headline entry rate belongs to Solaria-3 and does not establish support for every language advertised elsewhere on the page. Self-serve is opted into model training by default, with a free opt-out; Enterprise is opted out by default. Compare Speechmatics for model-specific transcription options, or Wudpecker when meeting capture and note organisation matter more than a custom API.
A decision worked through
At the base Solaria-3 rate, 50 async hours plus summarization cost 50 × (EUR 0.16 + EUR 0.03) = EUR 9.50 before taxes. A live workflow uses its own rate and cannot inherit this estimate.
Gladia alternatives for prepaid transcription with audio intelligence
Compare Gladia with Speechmatics, Wudpecker for this workflow, including the billing unit and the work left to your team.
| Product | Price / unit | Free allowance | Input → output | Key limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GladiaRead profileOfficial source ↗ | Async Solaria-3 from EUR 0.16/hour | EUR 50 starting credits for one year | Recorded or live audio becomes text and optional analysis. | Solaria-3 has six languages; training opt-out needs review. |
| SpeechmaticsRead profileOfficial source ↗ | Melia 1 USD 0.24/hour; conditional discounted rate from USD 0.12/hour | USD 100 starting credits | Audio and model settings become timestamped text. | The lowest rate combines training permission and volume discounts. |
| WudpeckerRead profileOfficial source ↗ | Free USD 0; Plus USD 23/month or USD 19/month yearly | Ten bot meetings and limited AI questions | Meetings become editable notes and speaker-labelled text. | Unlimited app recording does not mean unlimited bot meetings. |
Setup & workflow
- Choose async or live processing and verify the model language list.
- Process a short consented sample with explicit add-on settings.
- Compare transcript quality and wallet usage before enabling automatic recharge.
Requirements & installation
- Set an API key, review training opt-out and wallet auto-top-up, and confirm the target language on the chosen model.
Limits & review
- Self-serve model training is enabled by default. Real-time diarization and PII-redaction availability differ from async; do not infer parity.
Your part
- Review transcription errors and account data-use controls before sending sensitive production audio.
Sources & verification5
This profile is based on official sources, not a hands-on product test.
Vendor descriptions and demos document advertised features. Editorial guidance is based on these sources.
- Official Gladia pricingwww.gladia.io
- Official Gladia productgladia.io
- Gladia official referencewww.gladia.io
- Speechmatics official referencewww.speechmatics.com
- Wudpecker official referencewww.wudpecker.io
