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Speech-to-text (STT)

Custom STT (bring your own endpoint) for AI voice agents

Custom STT (bring your own endpoint) is one of the speech-to-text engines you can run a Telenow AI voice agent on. Point at any real-time WebSocket STT endpoint. Describe your vendor’s wire format once as a JSON descriptor and we map it to transcripts — no code. MVP: WebSocket transport. Use Custom STT (bring your own endpoint) to transcribe the caller in real time so your agent understands every word, even with accents and code-switching. Mix and match it with any LLM, STT, TTS and carrier — Telenow is component-level, so you're never locked in.

Last updated 2026-07-01

Custom STT (bring your own endpoint) speech-to-text

Real-time streaming~250ms partialsMultilingual / code-switching

Frequently asked questions

Can Custom STT (bring your own endpoint) transcribe live phone calls?

Yes — Custom STT (bring your own endpoint) streams real-time transcription into your Telenow agent so it understands the caller as they speak.

Which languages does Custom STT (bring your own endpoint) support?

Custom STT (bring your own endpoint) supports the languages listed on its tile in the builder.

Is Custom STT (bring your own endpoint) fast enough for a live call?

Custom STT (bring your own endpoint) is built for low-latency streaming, so partial transcripts arrive in well under a second — fast enough for natural back-and-forth.

How much does Custom STT (bring your own endpoint) cost for a voice agent?

You pay Custom STT (bring your own endpoint)'s usage at cost plus Telenow's transparent platform fee — billed per component (speech, model, telephony) and per minute, with new accounts getting free signup credit to try it.

Can I bring my own Custom STT (bring your own endpoint) API key?

Yes. Telenow supports BYOK — paste your own Custom STT (bring your own endpoint) key to bill Custom STT (bring your own endpoint) usage to your account, or use the platform key and pay through Telenow.

Other speech-to-text (stt) options

Deepgram
Nova-3 multilingual (real-time code-switching); sub-300 ms partials.
Sarvam (Saaras v3)
India-native ASR — 11 Indian languages + Hinglish code-mixing, streaming.
ElevenLabs Scribe v2 Realtime
Streaming multilingual STT (90+ languages), ~150 ms first partials.
AWS Transcribe
Streaming Hindi + Indian-English with en/hi code-switch; Mumbai region for data residency.
Soniox
Real-time multilingual STT — strong Hindi + code-switching, token-streaming.
OpenAI Whisper
Higher accuracy, non-streaming — better for batch.
Groq (Whisper-Large)
Whisper-large running on Groq — much faster than OpenAI Whisper.
₹300.00 free credit on signup

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