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Google Gemini STT for AI voice agents

Google Gemini STT is one of the speech-to-text engines you can run a Telenow AI voice agent on. Gemini 3.5 Transcribe (live) — streaming partials over the Gemini Live API, 85+ locales, automatic language detection that code-switches inside a sentence with no configuration. Indian locales except Tamil. Same key as the Gemini LLM. Use Google Gemini STT 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 2026-09-13

Google Gemini STT speech-to-text

Real-time streaming~300ms partials

Languages

EnglishHindiBengaliGujaratiKannadaMalayalamMarathiORPunjabiTeluguASSpanishFrenchGermanPortugueseITNLRUUKArabicTRJAKOIDMSVITH

Frequently asked questions

Can Google Gemini STT transcribe live phone calls?+

Yes — Google Gemini STT streams real-time transcription into your Telenow agent so it understands the caller as they speak.

Which languages does Google Gemini STT support?+

English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, and OR.

Is Google Gemini STT fast enough for a live call?+

Google Gemini STT 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 Google Gemini STT cost for a voice agent?+

You pay Google Gemini STT'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 Google Gemini STT API key?+

Yes. Telenow supports BYOK — paste your own Google Gemini STT key to bill Google Gemini STT usage to your account, or use the platform key and pay through Telenow.

Other speech-to-text (stt) options

Telenow Smart (language routing)
One STT that routes each language to the best recognizer — an always-on multilingual anchor plus per-language specialists, picked live by audio language-ID. Routing (anchor + specialists + margin) is configured centrally under Admin → STT routing, so there are no per-agent settings.
Deepgram
Nova-3 multilingual (real-time code-switching); sub-300 ms partials.
Sarvam (Saaras)
India-native ASR — up to 22 Indic languages + English, Hinglish code-mixing, transliteration & translation, 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.
xAI (Grok)
Grok streaming STT — 25 languages, ~300 ms partials; same key as the Grok LLM.
OpenAI Whisper
Higher accuracy, non-streaming — better for batch.
Groq (Whisper-Large)
Whisper-large running on Groq — much faster than OpenAI Whisper.
Custom STT (bring your own endpoint)
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.
$1.00 free credit on signup

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