# Speechmatics for Developers | Fast, Accurate, Real-Time Speech-to-Text APIs

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Access world-leading speech recognition with Speechmatics. Get started with real-time and batch transcription APIs, developer docs, SDKs, and guides — all built for enterprise-grade Voice AI..

## Real-time & accurate speech APIs, trusted by developers.

Access world-leading speech technology with Speechmatics. Get started with real-time and batch transcription APIs, developer docs, SDKs, and guides — all built for enterprise-grade Voice AI.

- [See our docs](https://docs.speechmatics.com/)
- [Try the API](https://portal.speechmatics.com/signup/)

## Why developers choose Speechmatics

- Our **enterprise-grade accuracy** is tuned for real-world complexity.
- Cloud, on-prem, or hybrid - **flexible deployments** wherever you need us.
- Transcribe and understand **56+ languages**.
- Test instantly with **your audio** in our portal.
- [Try the API](https://portal.speechmatics.com/signup/)

## What you can build

- Live captioning for events and streams
- AI-powered meeting transcription tools
- Voice assistants and IVR systems
- Medical scribe and note-taking
- [See our release notes](https://docs.speechmatics.com/release-notes/batch-saas-release-notes)

## Flexible deployment options

From our fully managed SaaS to on-premises deployment, we've made integrating with Speechmatics as flexible as possible. Our lightning-fast containerized application runtime means you can deploy anywhere in no time at all. Or if you’d rather install our API without the need for a Container, you can deploy our Virtual Appliance.

- [Deployment options](https://speechmatics-website-git-preview-speechmatics.vercel.app/product/features-and-deployments)

## Research — Whisper Deep-Dive and the Future of AI

Key takeaways from Whisper and what it means for future AI research.

- [Read More](https://www.speechmatics.com/company/articles-and-news/whisper-deep-dive-and-the-future-of-ai)
- Will Williams — Chief Technology Officer

## PyTorch — How to Successfully Achieve Multinode Training in PyTorch

Turn a single node training setup into a robust, platform agnostic, multinodal one.

- [Read More](https://www.speechmatics.com/company/articles-and-news/how-to-successfully-achieve-multinode-training-in-pytorch)
- Ellena Reid — Machine Learning Engineer

## WER — The Future of Word Error Rate

What the alternatives to WER are, as well as arguing a case for more useful approaches.

- [Read More](https://www.speechmatics.com/company/articles-and-news/the-future-of-word-error-rate)
- John Hughes — Accuracy Team Lead

## **Live system status**

You can view our live status anytime at [status.speechmatics.com](https://status.speechmatics.com/). We continuously monitor speechmatics.com and the other services we provide. If there are any performance or service incidents, an update will be posted here.

- [Service Status](https://status.speechmatics.com/)