We may earn a commission if you buy through links on this page. It never changes a score or a ranking. How we make money
Pricing is quote-based.
Gladia has no published fixed monthly or annual price. Its Self-serve plan uses pay-as-you-go credits, with listed rates of €0.16/hour for Solaria-3 async, €0.27/hour for Solaria-1 async and €0.68/hour for real-time transcription. Solaria-3 async drops to €0.14/hour above 500 hours. The pricing information lists no free plan, and a free trial is not published. Budget by transcription hours and mode; the total will depend on how your team uses the API.
01Every plan, line by line
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Built for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-serve | — | Quote | Teams paying for transcription as they use it |
Add-ons and overages
- Async transcription: €0.0027/minute on Solaria-3 or €0.0045/minute on Solaria-1
- Real-time transcription: €0.0113/minute
02What the plan grid doesn't tell you
No fixed subscription price
Self-serve has no published monthly or annual fee. Your spend depends on transcription hours and the model or mode selected.
Real-time costs more
Real-time transcription is €0.68/hour, compared with €0.16/hour for Solaria-3 async and €0.27/hour for Solaria-1 async.
Volume rate has a threshold
Solaria-3 async drops to €0.14/hour only above 500 hours; the listed rate is €0.16/hour otherwise.
No minimum is published
The pricing information gives usage rates but does not publish a minimum spend or a fixed subscription commitment.
03Which plan should you buy?
| If you are… | Get | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Teams transcribing asynchronously | Self-serve | Choose Solaria-3 at €0.16/hour or Solaria-1 at €0.27/hour, based on the model you need. |
| Teams needing live transcription | Self-serve | The listed real-time rate is €0.68/hour; budget separately from async usage. |
| Teams above 500 async hours | Self-serve | Solaria-3 async drops to €0.14/hour above 500 hours. |
04Is Gladia worth the money?
Gladia’s pay-as-you-go pricing gives teams a clear per-hour rate for async and real-time transcription, but it does not provide a fixed subscription price for budgeting. Its audio API covers capture, transcription and enrichment, including speaker detection and entity extraction, according to the product information. Whether the cost makes sense depends on your usage mix: real-time is priced higher than async, and the lower Solaria-3 rate applies only above 500 hours. We can’t judge it as cheap without comparable category pricing.
Gladia pricing FAQ
How much does Gladia cost?
Gladia publishes no fixed monthly or annual subscription price. Its Self-serve pricing is pay-as-you-go: Solaria-3 async costs €0.16/hour, Solaria-1 async €0.27/hour, and real-time transcription €0.68/hour. Solaria-3 async drops to €0.14/hour above 500 hours.
Does Gladia have a free plan or trial?
The pricing information we checked lists no free plan. It does not publish a free-trial offer either, so check with Gladia if a trial matters before you budget. The listed Self-serve model uses pay-as-you-go credits rather than a fixed subscription.
Are monthly or annual plans available?
No fixed monthly or annual subscription price is published for Gladia. The listed Self-serve option charges by usage, with rates per hour for async and real-time transcription. The pricing information does not list a separate annual rate or subscription tier.
Can I lower Gladia’s transcription rate?
The listed volume rate is €0.14/hour for Solaria-3 async above 500 hours, down from €0.16/hour. That threshold applies to Solaria-3 async; the pricing information does not list a comparable volume rate for Solaria-1 async or real-time transcription.