Bandwidth Voice (Transcription)
Bandwidth's voice CPaaS with optional transcription on recordings and IVR.
Bandwidth's voice CPaaS with optional transcription on recordings and IVR.
Best for uS-regulated telecom workloads where Bandwidth is the carrier of record. Pricing: per-minute (see Bandwidth pricing).
What it is
Bandwidth is a US-based CPaaS and CLEC. Its Voice API supports call recording with optional transcription, primarily aimed at customers who already use Bandwidth as their carrier of record for compliance reasons (healthcare, finance, government). Transcription is delivered via underlying ASR partners. Best fit: us-regulated telecom workloads where bandwidth is the carrier of record. Caveats: transcription is a bandwidth add-on for its voice services; not a standalone asr product. Pricing as listed: per-minute (see Bandwidth pricing). Feature flags from vendor docs: HIPAA-eligible under BAA. Directory tags: commercial-api, telephony. Last vendor-page check: 2026-05-12.
Watch out for: Transcription is a Bandwidth add-on for its voice services; not a standalone ASR product.
Install / use
Bandwidth Voice API: transcription on recordingsFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | Yes |
Bandwidth Voice (Transcription) vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Bandwidth Voice (Transcription) | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Transcription APIs | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | per-minute (see Bandwidth pricing) | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | — | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | API | Web, API, MCP |
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