The AssemblyAI Alternative for Real-Time Speech Intelligence

Compare Pulse STT by Smallest AI vs AssemblyAI Universal on latency, WER, pricing, and real-time performance

The AssemblyAI Alternative for Real-Time Speech Intelligence

Compare Pulse STT by Smallest AI vs AssemblyAI Universal on latency, WER, pricing, and real-time performance

Why teams switch to Pulse Speech to Text

Here's what that difference looks like in production.

Why teams switch to Pulse Speech to Text

Here's what that difference looks like in production.

Why teams switch to Pulse Speech to Text

Here's what that difference looks like in production.

Industry-lowest Word Error Rate

Lowest WER across 30+ languages-on real-world audio with noise, accents, and overlapping speakers.

Industry-lowest Word Error Rate

Lowest WER across 30+ languages-on real-world audio with noise, accents, and overlapping speakers.

Auto Language Detection & Code Switching

Identifies language and switches mid-sentence.

Auto Language Detection & Code Switching

Identifies language and switches mid-sentence.

Profanity Filtering & Word Boosting

Censor what shouldn't be there. Prioritise what should.

Profanity Filtering & Word Boosting

Censor what shouldn't be there. Prioritise what should.

Speech intelligence built in

Speaker diarization, real-time sentiment analysis, emotion detection, and automatic language identification

Speech intelligence built in

Speaker diarization, real-time sentiment analysis, emotion detection, and automatic language identification

Pulse vs Universal

A factual, model-level comparison on the metrics that matter in production.

Pulse vs Universal

A factual, model-level comparison on the metrics that matter in production.

Pulse vs Universal

A factual, model-level comparison on the metrics that matter in production.

Features

Pulse

Universal

Time to First Transcript

Sub-70ms

~300ms P50

Languages (streaming)

30+

6 (Universal-Streaming)

Compliance

SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR

SOC 2, HIPAA

Pricing

~$0.005/min

$0.0025/min

Features

Pulse

Universal

Time to First Transcript

Sub-70ms

~300ms P50

Languages (streaming)

30+

6 (Universal-Streaming)

Compliance

SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR

SOC 2, HIPAA

Pricing

~$0.005/min

$0.0025/min

Certified & Compliant

Guarding your data with enterprise security

Certified & Compliant

Guarding your data with enterprise security

Proactive Defense

Anticipating threats before they emerge, thanks to our advanced monitoring.

Proactive Defense

Anticipating threats before they emerge, thanks to our advanced monitoring.

Proactive Defense

Anticipating threats before they emerge, thanks to our advanced monitoring.

Frequently
asked questions

Can Pulse STT run on-premise?

Is Pulse STT accurate enough to replace AssemblyAI?

How does AssemblyAI's actual cost compare to the $0.15/hr headline?

What does switching from AssemblyAI to Pulse STT involve?

Build the future of voice agent orchestration

Build the future of voice agent orchestration

Build the future of voice agent orchestration