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Startup Program | AssemblyAI
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platform
Platform overview
Models, APIs, and infrastructure in one place. Build voice into any product, on any stack.
transcribe
Pre-recorded Speech-to-Text API
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Sync Speech-to-Text API
understand
Speech Understanding API
Guardrails and Safety
LLM Gateway
build
Voice Agents
inference
Self Hosted
Voice AI Cloud
use cases
Voice Agents
AI Notetakers
Call Analytics
Medical Transcription
Dictation
Agent Assist
AI Scribes
languages
English
Spanish
Portuguese
French
German
Russian
Hindi
Dutch
Japanese
Italian
All 99 Languages
customers
All customer stories
Top Voice AI companies are building with Assembly.
See all stories
Zoom leverages AssemblyAI to help advance its AI research and development.
Read the story
Siro achieves a 90% reduction in customer complaints and support tickets.
Watch the video
resources
Documentation
API Reference
Cookbooks
Support
Changelog
Status
Latest Release
Universal 3.5 Pro
Our new flagship speech-to-text model handles real-world audio the way it actually happens. Available for real-time and pre-recorded audio.
Realtime
Pre-recorded
resources
Blog
Partners
Research
Benchmarks
Security
Close menu
Platform
platform
Platform overview
Models, APIs, and infrastructure in one place. Build voice into any product, on any stack.
transcribe
Pre-recorded Speech-to-Text API
Realtime Speech-to-Text API
Sync Speech-to-Text API
understand
Speech Understanding API
Guardrails and Safety
LLM Gateway
build
Voice Agents
inference
Self Hosted
Voice AI Cloud
use cases
Voice Agents
AI Notetakers
Call Analytics
Medical Transcription
Dictation
Agent Assist
AI Scribes
languages
English
Spanish
Portuguese
French
German
Russian
Hindi
Dutch
Japanese
Italian
All 99 Languages
Enterprise
Customers
customers
All customer stories
Top Voice AI companies are building with Assembly.
customers
All Stories
Zoom
Siro
Developers
developers
Documentation
Everything you need to integrate, build, and ship with AssemblyAI — from API reference to step-by-step guides.
resources
Documentation
API Reference
Cookbooks
Support
Changelog
Status
Resources
Latest Release
Universal 3.5 Pro
Our new flagship speech-to-text model handles real-world audio the way it actually happens. Available for real-time and pre-recorded audio.
resources
Blog
Partners
Research
Benchmarks
Security
Playground
Pricing
Contact us
Get started
Log in
Platform
Enterprise
Customers
Developers
Resources
Playground
Pricing
Contact us
Log in
Get started
Get started
platform
Platform overview
Models, APIs, and infrastructure in one place. Build voice into any product, on any stack.
transcribe
Pre-recorded Speech-to-Text API
Realtime Speech-to-Text API
Sync Speech-to-Text API
understand
Speech Understanding API
Guardrails and Safety
LLM Gateway
build
Voice Agents
inference
Self Hosted
Voice AI Cloud
use cases
Voice Agents
AI Notetakers
Call Analytics
Medical Transcription
Dictation
Agent Assist
AI Scribes
languages
English
Spanish
Portuguese
French
German
Russian
Hindi
Dutch
Japanese
Italian
All 99 Languages
customers
All customer stories
Top Voice AI companies are building with Assembly.
See all stories
Zoom leverages AssemblyAI to help advance its AI research and development.
Read the story
Siro achieves a 90% reduction in customer complaints and support tickets.
Watch the video
resources
Documentation
API Reference
Cookbooks
Support
Changelog
Status
Latest Release
Universal 3.5 Pro
Our new flagship speech-to-text model handles real-world audio the way it actually happens. Available for real-time and pre-recorded audio.
Realtime
Pre-recorded
resources
Blog
Partners
Research
Benchmarks
Security
AssemblyAI startup program
Designed for early-stage startups to innovate and build powerful products from voice data.
Early stage, pre-seed to Series A
Bootstrapped teams welcome too
Building with voice or audio
Any product with speech at its core
Launching within 6 months
In production or shipping soon
Credits that work on core voice AI infrastructure
12 months of recurring free credits
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Trusted by the best startups
Start on infrastructure you won't outgrow
Accuracy
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Most word accurate model on the market
Scale
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API calls processed every month
Infrastructure
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Data processed every single day
Speed
<1hr
Average time to first API call
Startup program
More than free credits
Free credits get you building — the program is designed to get you to production, with startup pricing that scales, hands-on guidance from our engineers, and a fast path from application to launch.
Credits that work on core voice AI infrastructure
A fixed credit amount that works across AssemblyAI's voice AI infrastructure platform including Speech-to-text API, Streaming speech-to-text API, Dictation API, and more.
Startup pricing that scales
Startup discounts continue after your credits run out. Standard pricing phases in with no migration and no cliff, so graduating from the program is seamless.
Hands-on product guidance
Dedicated Forward Deployed Engineers from the AssemblyAI team work with you directly, matching the right models and products to your use case from first prototype to production.
Apply in minutes
A short application. Tell us what you are building, your stage, and who backs you. No decks required.
Get a fast decision
Applications are reviewed within one week. Portfolio companies of partner VCs, including Accel and Y Combinator are fast-tracked and should receive decisions in 48 hours.
Build with our team
Credits land in your console within 48 hours of approval and work on core voice AI infrastructure. Your dedicated Forward Deployed Engineer will reach out in week one.
Join the startups building what's next in Voice AI
“
If you have an hour of content, the difference between 99% accuracy and 97% accuracy, it's a lot of time for that person to review. So you could cut down their workflow from taking half an hour, to 20 minutes, to 15 minutes — it's huge, right?
Joshua Grossberg
CTO, Kapwing
“
Investments in STT improvements always pay for themselves, since it is such a critical building block of the voice pipeline.
Lindsay Liu
Co-Founder & CEO, Super
“
AssemblyAI's managed API endpoint and diarization won me over — something Whisper couldn't provide.
Josh Mohrer
Founder, Wave.co
“
We needed a provider that could scale with us — offering unlimited concurrent streams, fair pricing, and responsive support.
Mark Barbir
CEO, Earmark
“
Our free to paid conversion rate doubled after implementing AssemblyAI.
Colin Treseler
Founder & CEO, Supernormal
“
If you have an hour of content, the difference between 99% accuracy and 97% accuracy, it's a lot of time for that person to review. So you could cut down their workflow from taking half an hour, to 20 minutes, to 15 minutes — it's huge, right?
Joshua Grossberg
CTO, Kapwing
“
Investments in STT improvements always pay for themselves, since it is such a critical building block of the voice pipeline.
Lindsay Liu
Co-Founder & CEO, Super
“
AssemblyAI's managed API endpoint and diarization won me over — something Whisper couldn't provide.
Josh Mohrer
Founder, Wave.co
“
We needed a provider that could scale with us — offering unlimited concurrent streams, fair pricing, and responsive support.
Mark Barbir
CEO, Earmark
“
Our free to paid conversion rate doubled after implementing AssemblyAI.
Colin Treseler
Founder & CEO, Supernormal
Common questions
Who is eligible for the AssemblyAI Startup Program?
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Early-stage startups — bootstrapped through Series A — that are building products with voice or audio and launching within the next six months.
What do accepted startups get?
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12 months of recurring free credits and discounted startup pricing, access to all of AssemblyAI's latest features, exclusive co-marketing opportunities, and a global community of Voice AI builders. Discounted pricing does not apply to LLM Gateway.
How long does the application process take?
expand_more
The application takes minutes and applications are reviewed within one week. Portfolio companies of partner VCs and accelerators, including Accel and Y Combinator, are fast-tracked and should receive decisions in 48 hours.
Which products do the credits cover?
expand_more
Credits work on AssemblyAI's core voice AI infrastructure, including the Speech-to-text API, Streaming speech-to-text API, and Dictation API. They land in your console within 48 hours of approval.
What happens when my credits run out?
expand_more
Startup discounts continue after your credits run out. Standard pricing phases in with no migration and no cliff, so graduating from the program is seamless.
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