Pollyo

by Pollyo

AI-dubbing API for video platforms — backend OEM rather than a creator-facing app.

TL;DR

AI-dubbing API for video platforms — backend OEM rather than a creator-facing app.

Best for video-platform engineers who want to bake AI dubbing into their own product without building the pipeline. Pricing: paid.

Category
Transcription APIs
License
—
Stars
—
Last push
—
Pricing
paid
Platforms
API

What it is

Pollyo positions itself as a B2B API for dubbing rather than a creator product. Smaller team; useful when the alternative is building the ASR→MT→TTS→lip-sync stack in-house.

Best for: Video-platform engineers who want to bake AI dubbing into their own product without building the pipeline.
Watch out for: Not a creator-facing app — needs engineering integration. Documentation/SDK depth less mature than ElevenLabs API.

Install / use

pollyo.com/api

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported70
HIPAA eligibleNo

Pollyo vs Whipscribe

FeaturePollyoWhipscribe
CategoryTranscription APIsTranscription APIs
Pricingpaidfree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
Streaming—No
Languages7099
PlatformsAPIWeb, API, MCP

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