# Aqua Voice Review

> Aqua Voice review: AI-native system-wide dictation (YC W24) with a developer speech API (Avalon). Verified pricing, features, and the strongest alternatives in.

![Aqua Voice logo](https://www.versusref.com/logos/aqua-voice.png)

AI-native system-wide dictation (YC W24) with a developer speech API (Avalon)

Among the 43 speech-to-text tools we track, Aqua Voice has the 28th-widest language coverage.

From $8/mo · facts verified Jul 20, 2026

## What we know about Aqua Voice

Aqua Voice sits in the speech-to-text apis category, where it is aI-native system-wide dictation (YC W24) with a developer speech API (Avalon). We keep this Aqua Voice profile grounded in primary sources, each fact dated to when we last confirmed it.

On pricing, Aqua Voice starts at $8 per month for its entry tier. That is the sticker rate: real production cost usually runs higher once you add a language model, a voice provider, and telephony minutes.

On capabilities, Aqua Voice covers language auto-detection, custom vocabulary / keyterm boosting, soc 2 type ii, and ai formatting / edit features, and does not offer self-host / on-prem option. Each of those is verified against Aqua Voice's own docs or dashboard, not marketing copy.

For compliance, with Aqua Voice: SOC 2 Type II is in place. If you are in a regulated space, confirm the current posture with Aqua Voice before you commit, since these change plan by plan.

Placed against the 43 speech-to-text tools we track, Aqua Voice's strongest showing is the 28th-widest language coverage - a spread worth weighing against your own priorities.

In total we track 20 verified facts for Aqua Voice today, each linking the primary source it came from so you can check our work - and vendor claims we have not measured ourselves are labeled as such on the Aqua Voice fact sheet below.

## Aqua Voice pricing

Published rates: batch $0.0065/min · streaming $0.0065/min, verified Jul 20, 2026 ([source](https://aquavoice.com/avalon-api)).

| Monthly volume | Batch bill | Streaming bill |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1K min/mo | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| 10K min/mo | $65 | $65 |
| 100K min/mo | $650 | $650 |

Sticker rates only; diarization and PII redaction add-ons price in the stack builder.

## Fact sheet

### Pricing

| Fact | Value | Verified | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Batch price per audio minute | 0.007 $/audio-min | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/avalon-api) |
| Streaming price per audio minute | 0.007 $/audio-min | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/avalon-api) |
| Pricing model | hybrid | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/pricing) |
| Cheapest paid plan | $8 | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/pricing) |
| Free tier quota | 1,000 free words (lifetime) | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/pricing) |
| Published volume discounts | Enterprise plan: volume discounts (custom pricing) | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/pricing) |

### Capabilities

| Fact | Value | Verified | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WER (vendor-claimed) | ~5.55 % WER | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/llms.txt) |
| Streaming latency (vendor-claimed) | ~450 ms | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/info/faq) |
| Languages supported | 49 languages | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/llms.txt) |
| Language auto-detection | ✓  Yes | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/info/faq) |
| Speaker diarization | ✓  Included | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/avalon-api) |
| Custom vocabulary / keyterm boosting | ✓  Yes | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/pricing) |

### Compliance & trust

| Fact | Value | Verified | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOC 2 Type II | ✓  Yes | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/blog/soc2) |
| Self-host / on-prem option | ✗  No | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/info/faq) |

### Build experience

| Fact | Value | Verified | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Official SDKs | Python, Node.js | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/avalon-api) |

### Commercial

| Fact | Value | Verified | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Platforms | macOS (Apple Silicon + Intel), Windows 10/11, iOS | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/download) |
| Local vs cloud processing | Cloud | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/info/faq) |
| App pricing (one-time vs subscription) | Free tier + Pro $8/mo annual ($10 month-to-month) | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/pricing) |
| AI formatting / edit features | ✓  Yes | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/) |
| App integrations | System-wide; works in any text field in any app | Jul 20 | [source](https://aquavoice.com/) |

Source: https://www.versusref.com/stt/tools/aqua-voice/