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AssemblyAI Pricing

assemblyai.com · Speech Transcription · refreshed 2026-05-03
Speech Transcription
Free tier
5 tiers
Public API
Quick answer

AssemblyAI offers a free tier; paid plans are sales-led. Per-unit pricing: $0.05/hrIncludedPromptingBetaControl transcription. All advertised tiers route to a sales contact form. AssemblyAI operates in the speech transcription category.

Last verified 2026-05-03 · assemblyai.com
AssemblyAI pricing page screenshot — https://www.assemblyai.com/pricing
Source · live pricing page on 2026-05-03

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Pricing summary
As of 2026-05-03 · derived from www.assemblyai.com/pricing
Per-unit pricing

$0.05/hrIncludedPromptingBetaControl transcription

Free

$0

No card
Enterprise

Contact sales

6 additional priced steps detected — typically a volume slider or bulk-purchase ladder. See live page for full list.Snapshot rendered from xpay's extracted pricing signals. The full tier list lives on the live page — see source link above.
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AssemblyAI pricing plans
Plans & what each tier includes
Synthesized from AssemblyAI's public pricing page on 2026-05-03. Tier names normalized to a starter / team / business / enterprise pattern; the actual AssemblyAI pricing page is the source of truth for in-tier features.
Free
$0
forever

  • Free tier with no credit card required

  • Access to AssemblyAI's speech transcription surface

  • Standard per-unit pricing applies once free quota is consumed

  • Full public API documentation available

Start free
Enterprise
Contact sales
custom

  • Custom pricing negotiated with the AssemblyAI sales team

  • Dedicated account manager and SLA commitments

  • Volume discounts on per-unit costs

  • Procurement-friendly: invoicing, NDAs, security questionnaires

Talk to sales
Pricing summary
What AssemblyAI charges

AssemblyAI operates in the speech transcription space. The published pricing page lists 5 tiers, including a free tier, with per-unit pricing of $0.05/hrIncludedPromptingBetaControl transcription. The pricing page positions plans as: "Pricing built for innovation, not contract negotiation — From startups to Fortune 500s, leading organizations are unlocking the power of voice data and launching best-in-class products and experiences.".

For the deeper analysis — score, simulation, pros & cons for AI agents, and the one-line fix that would lift this listing into the Verified band — see the agent-readiness scorecard.
Frequently asked
AssemblyAI pricing FAQ

AssemblyAI offers a free tier. Paid pricing is sales-led — the live pricing page does not list a self-serve paid plan as of 2026-05-03.

Yes — AssemblyAI publishes a free tier. This makes it possible to evaluate AssemblyAI without committing budget.

AssemblyAI's public pricing page lists the following per-unit pricing: $0.05/hrIncludedPromptingBetaControl transcription. This is the rate captured by xpay's Agent-Ready SaaS Index on 2026-05-03 and is the basis for the agent-readiness score on the linked scorecard.

AssemblyAI's pricing page positions itself as: "Pricing built for innovation, not contract negotiation — From startups to Fortune 500s, leading organizations are unlocking the power of voice data and launching best-in-class products and experiences.". Per-unit pricing of $0.05/hrIncludedPromptingBetaControl transcription is published. For the strict definition of agent-buyable PPU — a per-task purchase that an AI agent can complete without an annual commitment — see the agent-readiness scorecard.

Not currently. AssemblyAI's public pricing page routes all advertised tiers to a sales contact form.

Yes — AssemblyAI's API documentation is publicly accessible at https://www.assemblyai.com/docs. An AI agent or developer can inspect the integration surface without authentication.

xpay scored AssemblyAI 38 / 100 on its Agent-Ready SaaS Index, which places it in the Not Agent-Ready Yet band. AssemblyAI publishes a pricing page with 5 discoverable plan tier(s). Per-unit pricing is published — an agent can forecast cost per task before committing. All advertised paths route to a sales conversation rather than a self-serve checkout. Public API documentation is reachable without an auth wall. A free or freemium tier is offered. For the full 6-step purchase simulation and the one-line fix that would lift this listing into the next band, see the linked scorecard.

In the Speech Transcription category, xpay's Agent-Ready Index lists multiple alternatives ranked by their ability to support AI agent purchase. Visit the agent-readiness scorecard for AssemblyAI to compare with 3 nearest peers, or browse the full Speech Transcription category from the index.

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AI agent readiness
Can an AI agent buy from AssemblyAI?
Not Agent-Ready Yet

38

/ 100 in xpay's Agent-Ready SaaS Index

AssemblyAI publishes a pricing page with 5 discoverable plan tier(s). Per-unit pricing is published — an agent can forecast cost per task before committing. All advertised paths route to a sales conve…

See the full scorecardIncludes the 6-step agent purchase simulation, score breakdown across 7 dimensions, and the one-line fix that would lift AssemblyAI into the Agent-Ready Verified band.
Quick facts
At a glance
Free tier

Available

Lowest paid

Sales-led

Per-unit pricing

$0.05/hrIncludedPromptingBetaControl transcription

Self-serve checkout

No

Tier count

5

Public API

Public docs

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AssemblyAI pricing summary derived from a live read of https://www.assemblyai.com/pricing on 2026-05-03. For the agent-readiness assessment — including the 6-step purchase simulation and a per-dimension scorecard — see xpay's Agent-Ready SaaS Index entry for AssemblyAI.

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