Speko

What is Speko

Speko is a hosted, provider-neutral voice AI routing and infrastructure platform. It benchmarks 56 speech and language models across 10 languages and routes each session to the best-performing model for the user's language. Speko offers a unified API for speech-to-text (STT), language model (LLM), and text-to-speech (TTS) routing, with a managed data plane at router.speko.dev.

How to use Speko

1. Sign up for an API key on the Speko platform.
2. Integrate the Speko API into your application using the provided endpoints for STT, LLM, and TTS.
3. Speko automatically routes each request to the optimal model based on the language and task.
4. Use the model comparison tool to view benchmark results and understand routing decisions.

Features of Speko

• Multilingual routing: Benchmarks models across 10 languages including English, Arabic, French, German, Hindi, Norwegian, Spanish, Tamil, and Telugu.
• Provider-neutral: Works with multiple speech and language model providers.
• Unified API: Single API for speech-to-text, language model, and text-to-speech routing.
• Managed data plane: Hosted infrastructure at router.speko.dev with typed contracts.
• Benchmark coverage: Detailed performance metrics (WER/CER) for each model per language.
• Y Combinator backed: Supported by Y Combinator.

Use Cases of Speko

• Voice assistants: Route user speech to the best STT model for accurate transcription in multiple languages.
• Call center analytics: Transcribe and analyze calls in various languages with optimal accuracy.
• Content localization: Generate speech in multiple languages using the best TTS models.
• Real-time translation: Use LLM routing to handle multilingual conversational AI.

Pricing

Pricing details are not explicitly listed on the main page. Users can sign in to the platform to get API keys and likely view pricing tiers.

FAQ

Q: What languages does Speko support? A: Speko benchmarks models in 10 languages: English, Arabic, French, German, Hindi, Norwegian, Spanish, Tamil, and Telugu.

Q: How does Speko decide which model to use? A: Speko measures each model's performance (WER/CER) per language and routes each session to the model that performs best for that language.

Q: Is Speko provider-neutral? A: Yes, Speko is provider-neutral, meaning it can route to models from various providers.

Q: Does Speko offer both STT and TTS? A: Yes, Speko provides routing for speech-to-text, language models, and text-to-speech.

Q: How can I get started? A: You can get an API key by signing in on the Speko platform.