Head to head / AI Transcription
Gladia vs Sonix
- →Gladia is cheaper to start ($0.61/hr vs $10/hr).
| Compared | Gladia | Sonix |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $0.61/hr | $10/hr |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Visit Gladia | Visit Sonix |
Feature by feature
| Feature | Gladia | Sonix |
|---|---|---|
| Languages | 100+ | 50+ |
| API | Yes (core product) | Yes |
| Real-time | Yes | No |
| Speaker labels | Yes (diarization) | Yes |
| Export formats | JSON, SRT, VTT | TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX, PDF |
| Human option | No | No |
Gladia
Developers who need cheap, high-volume speech-to-text with real-time streaming and diarization in a single API.
- +Very low per-hour cost, especially at committed volume
- +100+ languages with automatic language detection
- +Async and real-time streaming in one API
- +10 free hours every month
Sonix
Multilingual teams and researchers who need fast, self-serve automated transcription in many languages.
- +50+ languages with solid accuracy
- +In-browser editor with search and highlights
- +Automated transcript translation
- +Clean subtitle and export workflow
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