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Transcribe audio

Gladia

Speech-to-text API for pre-recorded and live audio that returns transcripts with timestamps, speaker labels and optional add-ons.

At a glance

Provider
Gladia
Category
Transcribe audio
Type
Hosted API
Pricing model
Prepaid credit wallet, billed per hour of audio1
Free tier
EUR 50 in credits, one time, valid for one year1
Authentication
API key in the x-gladia-key header3
Connect via
REST API, WebSocket, JavaScript and Python SDKs, CLI, local MCP server16
Read from the provider's pages
2026-11-04
Pricing
  • Pricing model: Prepaid credits with no subscription; pay for the audio processed
  • Free tier: EUR 50 in credits, one time, valid for one year; free accounts get 3 concurrent pre-recorded jobs and 1 live session
  • Card required for free tier: Not published
Pricing in full →Tools
  • Official MCP server: Yes, local
  • Address or package: @gladiaio/mcp on npm, run with npx -y @gladiaio/mcp; source in the gladiaio/gladia-mcp GitHub repository
Tools in full →Authentication
  • Who creates the account: A person signs up at app.gladia.io (Google sign-in); sign-up by an agent alone is not described
  • Where to get a key: API keys section of app.gladia.io; a default key is created at sign-up
  • Other requirements: Not published
Authentication in full →Setup
  • REST API: https://api.gladia.io/v2/pre-recorded
  • MCP server: No hosted address; local stdio server run with npx -y @gladiaio/mcp
  • OpenAPI spec: https://api.gladia.io/openapi.json
Setup in full →Limits
  • Pre-recorded audio length: 135 minutes per request; 4h15 on Enterprise
  • Pre-recorded file size: 1000 MB
  • Live session length: 3 hours per session
Limits in full →Privacy
  • Data location: EU and US workloads are kept separate on region-specific infrastructure; HDS hosting for enterprise
  • Retention: Paid accounts: audio and transcripts 3 weeks, request metadata 1 year. Free accounts: all data 1 year. Enterprise can set a custom period
  • Used for training: Self-serve: opted in by default, free opt-out from the profile; Enterprise: opted out by default
Privacy in full →

Read from Gladia’s own pages on 2026-11-04. Every number links to the page a value came from. For agents, the same facts as markdown: /tools/transcribe-audio/gladia.md