Soniox named best-in-class STT for voice agents
Soniox App

Transcribe client consultations in Chinese

Soniox App transcribes and summarizes conversations in real time and is built for real estate agents who need accurate records without manual note-taking. Speaker labels, action items, and searchable transcripts across 60+ languages. Works with Chinese and 60+ other languages.

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Free to start, with free credits added every week.

Every detail, captured automatically in Chinese

Conversations move fast and details slip through the cracks. Soniox App makes sure nothing gets lost. Get seamless Chinese transcriptions today.

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Complete conversation archive

Every Chinese conversation is saved and organized. Go back to any past discussion and pick up where you left off.

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Share with your team

Send Chinese transcripts and summaries to colleagues instantly. Everyone stays aligned without extra follow-up.

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Action items extracted

Smart Scribe pulls out action items and decisions from Chinese conversations so nothing falls through the cracks.

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Hours saved per week

Stop spending time writing and cleaning up Chinese notes. Smart Scribe does it in real time while you talk.

Built for real conversations in Chinese

Smart Scribe handles the complexity of real speech so you can focus on the conversation. Handles Chinese across varieties like Mandarin and Cantonese.

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Automatic summaries

Key points, decisions, and action items are extracted automatically from Chinese sessions.

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Clean, readable output

Chinese transcripts are formatted with paragraphs and speaker turns so they read like a document, not a wall of text.

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60+ languages

Transcribe Chinese conversations and 60+ other languages, including mixed-language speech.

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One tap to start

Tap once to begin recording Chinese. Smart Scribe handles transcription, speakers, and summaries automatically.

Chinese at a glance

Key facts about Chinese.

中文

native name

1.1 billion

speakers worldwide

3

countries where spoken

Chinese is spoken in China, Taiwan, and Singapore. Soniox App is trained on real-world Chinese speech from multiple regions and accents.

Chinese transcription accuracy

Soniox App is powered by next-gen speech AI model developed inhouse by Soniox. The table below shows how Soniox AI performs on Chinese transcription compared to 7 other providers.

ProviderWER (Chinese)Accuracy
Soniox#16.6%93.4%
Azure10.1%89.9%
Speechmatics14.2%85.8%
AWS16.8%83.2%
OpenAI18%82.0%
AssemblyAI19.9%80.1%
Google54.1%45.9%
Deepgram94.4%5.6%

Word error rate (WER) measures how many words a speech-to-text engine gets wrong. Lower is better.

Soniox outperforms Azure, Speechmatics, AWS, OpenAI, AssemblyAI, Google, and Deepgram on Chinese transcription accuracy.

Soniox App: The all-in-one AI speech toolkit

Smart Scribe, Translator, and Voice Typing cover three ways people work with speech.

Smart Scribe

Caption Chinese conversations live

App feature Smart Scribe
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Translator

Translate Chinese and 60+ other languages live

App feature Translator
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Voice Typing

Speak to type in Chinese

App feature Voice Typing
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One app. Everything you do with voice in Chinese.

Get started free

Transcribe conversations in real time with Soniox.

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Free to start, with free credits added every week.

Learn everything Soniox can do

Need more details? The Soniox Help Center provides complete documentation for the app, including guides, videos, screenshots, and feature walkthroughs.

Learn how to use Smart Scribe, Translator, Voice Typing, and more.

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Private by default

Soniox never stores your recordings and never uses your audio to train models. Everything is processed securely in real-time, then gone.

Chinese language trivia

你好 - that's how you say hello in Chinese.

History and background

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    Chinese characters are one of the oldest continuously used writing systems, with over 3,000 years of history.

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    Simplified Chinese characters were introduced by the People's Republic of China in the 1950s and 1960s to promote literacy.

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    Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language in the world by number of native speakers.

Distinctive features

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    Chinese is a tonal language — Mandarin has four tones, and the same syllable can have different meanings depending on tone.

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    The writing system is logographic: each character represents a morpheme rather than a sound.

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    Chinese has no verb conjugation, no grammatical gender, and no noun declension — grammar is conveyed through word order and particles.

Dialects and varieties

MandarinCantoneseWuMinHakka

Official language in

ChinaTaiwanSingapore

Frequently asked questions about Chinese transcribe client consultations

Does Soniox App work for Chinese speakers across different countries?arrow_downward
Yes. Chinese is spoken across China, Taiwan, and Singapore, and every region has its own accent, pace, and everyday vocabulary. Soniox App is trained on real-world Chinese speech from multiple regions, so it stays accurate whether you are at home or traveling to another Chinese-speaking country.
How well does Soniox App handle Chinese as it is actually spoken day to day?arrow_downward
Very well. Chinese has 1.1 billion speakers across 3 countries, and it sounds noticeably different depending on where you are. Most tools are trained on one standardized accent and struggle the moment speech gets regional, fast, or casual. Soniox App is trained on real-world Chinese from multiple regions, so it stays accurate regardless of who is speaking or where they are from.
How accurate is Soniox for Chinese compared to other providers?arrow_downward
Soniox achieves a 6.6% word error rate for Chinese, outperforming Azure, Speechmatics, AWS, and 4 other providers in independent benchmarks. Lower word error rate means fewer mistakes in your transcripts.
What writing system does Chinese use?arrow_downward
Chinese is written in the CJK script. Soniox App handles Chinese text natively, including all script-specific characters.
Does Soniox handle different Chinese dialects?arrow_downward
Chinese has several recognized varieties, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu, Min, and others. Soniox is trained on diverse Chinese speech data, so it handles regional variation and dialectal differences effectively.
What language family does Chinese belong to?arrow_downward
Chinese belongs to the Sino-Tibetan > Sinitic language family. Understanding these linguistic relationships helps Soniox deliver better accuracy across language families.
What is Soniox App?arrow_downward
Soniox App is a real-time speech app that turns spoken conversations into text and translations instantly. You can transcribe, translate, dictate, and summarize speech across 60+ languages — live, as people speak.
Does Smart Scribe work in real-time?arrow_downward
Yes. Smart Scribe transcribes and processes speech as it's spoken, without waiting for pauses or the end of a conversation.
Does Smart Scribe identify who is speaking?arrow_downward
Yes. Smart Scribe detects and separates speakers, making transcripts easier to read and follow.
Is my audio or data stored?arrow_downward
No. Soniox App never stores your audio or uses it to train models. Text outputs are stored only to provide the service to you and are never used for model training.
Is Soniox App free to use?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox App offers free usage to get started, with paid plans available for unlimited and advanced features.