Tech riderRev. 8 Oct 2026
Sarvam AI Speech to Text
- 1Runs onAPI, self-hosted, Web
- 2Costsfree trial · paid from ₹30/mo
- 3Languages supported23 languages
- 4Speaker identificationYes
- 5Timestamp supportYes
- 6API accessYes
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: sarvam.ai
Overview
Sarvam AI Speech to Text is ranked #22 of 43 in transcription software on Specifiction, made by Sarvam AI Speech to Text (Bengaluru, Karnataka, India). It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at ₹30/mo.
Sarvam AI Speech to Text plans and pricing
All plansEnterprise Custom pricing · Custom concurrency and throughput · Volume discounts · Dedicated support and SLAs sarvam.ai · 20 Sept 2026
Enterprise Custom pricing for high-volume or production-critical workloads. Custom limits, throughput, pricing, and support · Higher rate limits · Custom concurrency · Volume discounts · Dedicated support and SLAs sarvam.ai · 8 Oct 2026
Compared on transcription software
Facts
- Product
- Sarvam Speech to Text converts audio into text and offers a free browser playground and an API.sarvam.ai · 8 Oct 2026
- Languages
- Saaras v3 supports all 22 scheduled Indian languages plus English, with automatic language detection.sarvam.ai · 8 Oct 2026
- Streaming
- The product page states sub-150ms time to first token in Fast mode and four streaming modes via WebSocket.sarvam.ai · 8 Oct 2026
- Output modes
- The page describes transcribe, translate, transliteration, verbatim, and codemix output modes, with word-level timestamps by default.sarvam.ai · 8 Oct 2026
- Speaker diarization
- The Batch API identifies speakers and tags each word with a stable speaker ID, including for overlapping speech.sarvam.ai · 8 Oct 2026
- Code-mixing and noise
- Sarvam says Saaras v3 handles mixed-language speech, noisy telephony, and diverse accents, and was trained on over one million hours of real-world audio.sarvam.ai · 8 Oct 2026
- API limits
- The REST API handles files under 30 seconds, while Batch handles files up to one hour; Streaming transcribes in real time over WebSocket.sarvam.ai · 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Sarvam lists LiveKit, Pipecat, n8n, Vercel AI SDK, and LangChain integrations, plus official Python and JavaScript SDKs.docs.sarvam.ai · 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- Sarvam states API inputs are not used for model training, data is deleted after processing by default, and processing occurs within India without cross-border transfers.sarvam.ai · 8 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- The product page lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and DPDP compliance, along with role-based access and audit trails.sarvam.ai · 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Sarvam says regulated workloads can use VPC or on-premise deployment; its self-hosted guide describes deploying a Saaras model on Amazon SageMaker in the customer’s AWS account and VPC.docs.sarvam.ai · 8 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The product page names voice agents, post-call analytics, subtitling and captioning, meeting transcription, and voice dictation as use cases.sarvam.ai · 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Sarvam’s API documentation lists support by email at [email protected] and a Discord community.docs.sarvam.ai · 8 Oct 2026
- Credits
- The pricing page says signup includes free credits, credits are universal across supported APIs, and unused credits do not expire.sarvam.ai · 8 Oct 2026
Company
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiasarvam.ai · 28 Sept 2026
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best Transcription Software in 2026#22 of 43
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Sources
- sarvam.ai/speech-to-text· checked 8 Oct 2026
- docs.sarvam.ai· checked 8 Oct 2026
- docs.sarvam.ai/api/self-hosted/introduction· checked 8 Oct 2026
- docs.sarvam.ai/api/integration/build-voice-agent-with-· checked 8 Oct 2026
- sarvam.ai/api-pricing· checked 8 Oct 2026