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Gladia vs Buzz

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	Gladia A developer-first speech-to-text API with real-time and async transcription in many languages Visit	Buzz Transcribe and caption audio offline on your computer. Visit
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Pricing	Freemium	Free
Category	Transcription	Transcription
Tags	speech-to-texttranscription-apireal-timediarizationdeveloper-tools	practical-ossopen-sourceself-hostedtranscription
Best for	developers SaaS product teams contact centers	—
Pros	Transparent per-hour pricing, no seat fees Real-time and async transcription Speaker diarization and timestamps Multilingual support and translation Free monthly allowance plus credits	Runs fully offline on your own machine, keeping audio private Permissive MIT license Handles files, YouTube links, and live microphone transcription Exports to TXT, SRT, and VTT, with speaker identification and a watch-folder option Hardware acceleration via CUDA, Apple Silicon, and Vulkan for faster processing
Cons	Developer-focused, no end-user app Requires engineering to integrate No mobile or desktop UI Costs scale with audio volume Advanced tiers need sales contact	Accuracy and speed depend on the Whisper model size and your hardware; larger models need a capable GPU Whisper's translation feature outputs English, so it is not a general any-to-any translator Installers are unsigned, so Windows and macOS show security warnings on first run Intel Macs are no longer supported beyond an older release; current versions require Apple Silicon

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