Most advanced real-time speech-to-text translation

Translate live speech across 60+ languages and 3,600 language pairs with ultra-low latency, high quality, and true real-time streaming.

$0.18/hour real-time

Trusted by teams building global voice products

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A breakthrough in real-time speech-to-text translation

Translate speech as it happens, with the accuracy, language coverage, and speed required for natural live conversations.

Built on Soniox native-speaker speech-to-text

Great translation starts with getting the original speech right. Soniox accurately recognizes accents, multilingual speech, names, numbers, and language switching before translating it.

Original speech

Live translation

High-quality translation across 60+ languages

Translate naturally across 60+ languages, including languages that have historically been poorly supported by speech translation systems.

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Any language to any language

Translate between 3,600+ language pairs, without routing everything through English.

We tried a dozen speech-to-text and translation services. Soniox is the best, so that's what we use.
MentraCayden Pierce, CEO/CTO at Mentra

Translation while people are still speaking

Soniox streams translated text continuously before the speaker finishes the sentence, enabling real-time conversations, captions, and voice experiences.

Original speech

Live translation

Preserve the details that matter

Names, phone numbers, addresses, emails, IDs, numbers, and domain-specific terminology stay accurate through recognition and translation.

Original speech

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Live translation

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One-way or two-way translation

Translate any language into a target language, or enable natural two-way conversations between two languages in real time.

One-way translation

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Any language

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Translate speech from any supported language into a single target language.

Ideal for live captions, multilingual meetings, broadcasts, lectures, events, customer calls, and other experiences where everyone needs to understand the conversation in one language.

Two-way translation

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Translate live conversations between two languages in both directions.

Each person speaks naturally in their own language while Soniox continuously translates the conversation into the other, enabling real-time bilingual communication without switching modes or languages manually.

Speech infrastructure for massive scale

Soniox Text-to-Speech API performance and reliability

Build on one API and deploy in your region

Use the same models and API everywhere, with in-region processing to meet latency, data residency, and regulatory requirements.

Available: US, EU, Japan, India
Coming soon: Korea, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, UK, Brazil

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Soniox Text-to-Speech API performance and reliability

Run mission-critical systems with confidence

  • 99.9% uptime
    Production-hardened infrastructure with monitoring and redundancy.
  • low-latency streaming
    Process speech in real time with low latency for responsive voice applications.
  • Priority support
    Severity-based incident response with direct access to the Soniox team.
Onvego uses Soniox Text-to-Speech API for multilingual voice experiences

"Before Soniox, our international users always had a noticeably different experience. Now accuracy and responsiveness match across all regions…it feels like one system instead of five."

Alon Yair CTO of Onvego

Speech translation for global products

Soniox is built for developers and teams who need accurate, real-time speech translation at scale.

Voice agents

Build multilingual voice agents that understand users in one language and respond in another.

Use for support, sales, scheduling, healthcare, and global voice automation.

Live interpreters

Create real-time interpreter experiences for conversations, meetings, events, and business communication.

Bilingual conversation feels immediate instead of delayed.

Multilingual meetings

Translate live meetings across languages with captions, transcripts, summaries, and action items.

Support global teams without forcing everyone into English.

Customer support

Translate live customer calls while preserving names, numbers, addresses, and verification codes.

Give agents and customers a smoother multilingual experience.

Captions and subtitles

Generate real-time translated captions for broadcasts, webinars, classrooms, and live streams.

Translate speech as it happens, without long caption delays.

Accessibility tools

Build assistive products that help people understand speech across languages in real time.

Live captions, translated transcripts, and spoken translation.

Estimate your speech-to-text translation cost

Start translating live audio streams from ~$0.18/hour. Translation is built into Soniox Speech-to-Text API. Choose real-time or async translation and set your monthly volume below.

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Privacy and compliance, built right in

Never stored, never saved.

Audio stays in memory, everything is processed in real-time.

Built for privacy-critical use cases.

Adhering to leading global security, privacy, and compliance standards.

Trusted where privacy matters most.

Used in industries where speech is sensitive, from healthcare to enterprise.

Soniox is Soc 2 Type 2 compliant
Soniox is ISO 27001:2022 compliant
Soniox is HIPAA compliant
Soniox is GDPR compliant
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Frequently asked questions

What is Soniox speech-to-text translation?
Soniox speech-to-text translation is a real-time API that translates live speech across 60+ languages and 3,600 language pairs with ultra-low latency. It combines native-speaker speech recognition and real-time streaming translation.
How many languages are supported?
Soniox supports 60+ languages and 3,600 language pairs for translation between any supported languages.
What is the difference between one-way and two-way translation?
One-way translation translates speech from any supported language into one target language. It is ideal for live captions, multilingual meetings, broadcasts, lectures, and customer calls. Two-way translation translates between two languages for live bilingual conversation, so both sides can speak naturally and understand each other instantly.
Does Soniox handle accents and multilingual speech?
Yes. Soniox STT is built for native-speaker accuracy and handles accents, multilingual speech, and language switching across 60+ languages.
Can Soniox handle names, numbers, and domain-specific terms?
Yes. Soniox preserves the details that matter, including names, phone numbers, emails, IDs, addresses, verification codes, and domain-specific terminology.
What can I build with Soniox speech-to-text translation?
Common use cases include multilingual voice agents, live interpreters, multilingual meetings, customer support and contact centers, real-time translated captions and subtitles, and accessibility and communication tools.
How fast is the translation?
Soniox streams translation while speech is still happening, so users see or hear meaning immediately. Translation arrives before the sentence ends instead of waiting for long delays.

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