Packaging change·Mar 2 → Mar 9, 2026·Week 11, 2026·AI & Machine Learning

Assemblyai launches Universal-3 Pro Streaming at $0.45/hr for voice agents

AssemblyaiPackagingNew planFeature addedNew add-on

What changed

New plan

Introduced Whisper-Streaming model at $0.30/hr as open-source Whisper enhanced with AssemblyAI infrastructure supporting 99+ languages

New plan

Introduced Universal-3 Pro Streaming model at $0.45/hr for voice agents with best-in-class accuracy and advanced prompting capabilities

Feature added

Added Keyterms Prompting feature (included) for Universal-3 Pro Streaming to improve transcription accuracy with up to 100 words/phrases

New add-on

Added Speaker Diarization add-on at $0.12/hr for streaming models to detect multiple speakers and segment transcripts

New add-on

Added Prompting Beta add-on at $0.05/hr for controlling transcription behavior with plain language instructions

Mar 2, 2026 vs Mar 9, 2026

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Change 1 of 5 · plan added

Introduced Whisper-Streaming model at $0.30/hr as open-source Whisper enhanced with AssemblyAI infrastructure supporting 99+ languages

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