Been burned by exactly the problem this solves - manually testing voice models against a handful of sample clips every time a new one drops, then forgetting to re-test six months later when something better shipped. Having routing decided against real public benchmarks instead of vendor marketing numbers is the actual value here, not just "one API for everything."
Speko
@abdikbek Very interesting product. All the best!
I’ve already discussed this direction with Bek, and we even hosted a deep-dive online meetup together about the development of voice AI.
That’s why it’s especially interesting to see how the idea behind Speko is now evolving into a real product. Choosing the right voice stack is becoming increasingly complex as new models and providers keep emerging.
I really like Speko’s approach: independent benchmarks, routing based on the specific use case and language, and no bias toward their own models.
Very interesting product and direction. Good luck to Bek and the Speko team!
Speko
@umedrahimoff Thank you a lot Umed aka, enjoyed the interview!
Congratulations on the launch @abdikbek! All of us needed a voice AI OpenRouter for sure. Wondering how often you would refresh this list of APIs or include more providers.
What are the advantages compared to Google’s open-source libraries and other alternatives? Also, what about less commonly supported languages like Swedish or Danish?
P.S. I just saw a post here about a kids’ app. You should consider partnering with them - they have voice recognition for children and convert speech to text.
Looks good, but would be nice if the site provided also actual voice samples of each model, e.g. just same text with type of voice prompt benchmarked accross different models.
SUN
Love your product, guys. We are using it at SUN
Macaly
openrouter for voice is such a usefull idea 🎙️ which stt is winning rn?