aid: gladia
name: Gladia
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/gladia.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gladia/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: 2026-06-12
modified: 2026-06-12

specificationVersion: '0.23'
description: >
  Gladia is an AI audio infrastructure platform that offers speech-to-text
  transcription via both REST and WebSocket APIs, supporting asynchronous
  pre-recorded audio processing and real-time live transcription. The platform
  provides speaker diarization, automatic language detection across 100+
  languages, word-level timestamps, and audio intelligence features powered
  by large language models. Authentication uses an API key passed via the
  x-gladia-key HTTP header against the base URL https://api.gladia.io/v2/.
  Gladia offers a free tier with 10 hours per month, metered paid plans starting
  at $0.61/hour for async and $0.75/hour for real-time, and custom enterprise
  pricing with zero data retention and SLA guarantees.
x-docs-platform: mintlify
x-docs-platform-confidence: medium
x-docs-platform-checked: 2026-10-03
tags:
  - Speech-to-Text
  - Transcription
  - Audio Intelligence
  - Real-Time
  - Speaker Diarization
  - Translation
  - WebSocket
  - REST
apis:
- name: Gladia Live (Real-time) API
  description: >
    WebSocket API for real-time live audio transcription with sub-second latency, supporting multi-language
    detection, live speaker diarization, and streaming audio intelligence. Individual sessions are capped
    at 3 hours.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
  baseURL: wss://api.gladia.io/
  tags:
  - Speech-to-Text
  - Real-Time
  - WebSocket
  - Live Transcription
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://github.com/gladiaio/docs
- aid: gladia:gladia-audiototext-api
  name: Gladia AudioToText API
  description: The AudioToText API from Gladia — 1 operation(s) for audiototext.
  humanURL: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.gladia.io/v2/
  tags:
  - AudioToText
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gladia-audiototext-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
- aid: gladia:gladia-file-management-api
  name: Gladia File Management API
  description: The File Management API from Gladia — 1 operation(s) for file management.
  humanURL: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.gladia.io/v2/
  tags:
  - File Management
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gladia-file-management-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
- aid: gladia:gladia-job-history-api
  name: Gladia Job History API
  description: The Job History API from Gladia — 1 operation(s) for job history.
  humanURL: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.gladia.io/v2/
  tags:
  - Job History
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gladia-job-history-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
- aid: gladia:gladia-live-v2-api
  name: Gladia Live V2 API
  description: The Live V2 API from Gladia — 3 operation(s) for live v2.
  humanURL: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.gladia.io/v2/
  tags:
  - Live V2
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gladia-live-v2-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
- aid: gladia:gladia-pre-recorded-v2-api
  name: Gladia Pre-recorded V2 API
  description: The Pre-recorded V2 API from Gladia — 3 operation(s) for pre-recorded v2.
  humanURL: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.gladia.io/v2/
  tags:
  - Pre-recorded V2
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gladia-pre-recorded-v2-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
- aid: gladia:gladia-transcription-v1-api
  name: Gladia Transcription V1 API
  description: The Transcription V1 API from Gladia — 2 operation(s) for transcription v1.
  humanURL: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.gladia.io/v2/
  tags:
  - Transcription V1
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gladia-transcription-v1-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
- aid: gladia:gladia-transcription-v2-api
  name: Gladia Transcription V2 API
  description: The Transcription V2 API from Gladia — 3 operation(s) for transcription v2.
  humanURL: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.gladia.io/v2/
  tags:
  - Transcription V2
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gladia-transcription-v2-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
- aid: gladia:gladia-open-router-api
  name: Gladia Open Router API
  description: The Open Router API from Gladia — 1 operation(s) for open router.
  humanURL: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
  baseURL: wss://api.gladia.io/
  tags:
  - Open Router
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gladia-open-router-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gladia.io/chapters/introduction
common:
  - type: CapabilityMap
    url: capabilities/gladia-capability-edges.yml
    name: Gladia Business Capability Map
  - type: PostmanWorkspace
    url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/gladia/overview
  - type: AgenticAccess
    url: agentic-access/gladia-agentic-access.yml
  - type: TrustCenter
    url: security/gladia-trust-center.yml
  - type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
    url: security/gladia-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/gladia-domain-security.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/gladia-authentication.yml
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.gladia.io/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gladia.io/
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/gladiaio
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gladia-io
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/gladia_io
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.gladia.io/blog
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://www.gladia.io/changelog
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.gladia.io/pricing
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.gladia.io/
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/gladia-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/gladia-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/gladia-finops.yml
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/_original/gladia-control-api-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/gladia-init-transcription-request.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/gladia-audio-upload-response.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/gladia-init-pre-recorded-transcription-response.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/gladia-diarization-config.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/gladia-live-event-payload.json
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/gladia-vocabulary.yml
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/gladia-context.jsonld

maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
