SPGISpeech
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The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free: a recording up to 20 minutes transcribes in full, a longer one is previewed, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export, and credits never expire.
5000h of professionally-transcribed earnings-call audio — financial-domain ASR.
Best for domain-adapted ASR for financial/earnings-call transcription; non-native English accents. Pricing: research-only.
What it is
SPGISpeech is 5000 hours of professional-grade earnings-call transcription from Kensho. Earnings calls feature heavy non-native accents and finance jargon — the canonical financial-domain ASR benchmark. Research-only license.
Watch out for: Custom license · NON-COMMERCIAL ONLY (Kensho research license) · registration + agreement required · ~50k speakers across ~16 industries. Cite: O'Neill et al., Interspeech 2021.
Install / use
Go to SPGISpeech datasets.kensho.comWhat people actually do with SPGISpeech-style transcription
The tool is the means. These are the jobs — each one priced at published rates, each one wired up on its own page.
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | 1 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
SPGISpeech vs Whipscribe
| Feature | SPGISpeech | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | research-only | $6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free |
| Speaker identification | No | Named in the summary, key quotes and chapters |
| Word timestamps | No | Yes |
| Streaming | No | No |
| Languages | 1 | 99 |
| Platforms | Web | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to SPGISpeech
Frequently asked about SPGISpeech
Does SPGISpeech work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
SPGISpeech runs in the browser, so it works on any desktop OS with a modern browser, and on phones and tablets.
How do I install SPGISpeech?
Download the installer for your platform from https://datasets.kensho.com/datasets/spgispeech # registration required. No terminal needed.
How many languages does SPGISpeech support?
SPGISpeech lists 1 languages.
Does SPGISpeech identify different speakers?
No. SPGISpeech does not label speakers; a conversation comes back as one continuous text. If you need speaker labels, that is a separate tool or a different service.
Does SPGISpeech give word-level timestamps?
No — SPGISpeech produces segment or sentence timing only, so subtitle cues can land mid-word.
Can SPGISpeech transcribe live audio?
No — SPGISpeech works on finished files, not a live stream.
Is SPGISpeech HIPAA compliant?
SPGISpeech does not claim HIPAA compliance. For PHI, run it on infrastructure you control or choose a service that will sign a BAA.
What are the limitations of SPGISpeech?
Custom license · NON-COMMERCIAL ONLY (Kensho research license) · registration + agreement required · ~50k speakers across ~16 industries. Cite: O'Neill et al., Interspeech 2021.
Who is SPGISpeech best for?
Domain-adapted ASR for financial/earnings-call transcription; non-native English accents.
Does SPGISpeech run offline?
SPGISpeech runs on your own machine — it is open source, so nothing leaves the computer unless you configure it to.
Is there a SPGISpeech desktop app?
No — SPGISpeech is browser-only. There is nothing to install and nothing runs on your machine.
Who makes SPGISpeech?
SPGISpeech is made by Kensho Technologies (S&P Global).
What kind of tool is SPGISpeech?
In this directory SPGISpeech is filed under dataset as a open-source tool.
What are the alternatives to SPGISpeech?
There is a side-by-side page at /tools/spgispeech-alternatives comparing SPGISpeech with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.
Can I automate SPGISpeech-style transcription without running it myself?
Yes. If what you want is transcripts rather than the tool itself, Whipscribe does the same job as a hosted API: submit a file or URL, poll a job id, pull the result as txt, json, srt, vtt or docx. $0.012 a minute — about $0.72 an audio hour — bought as credits that never expire. The automation recipes on this site show it wired to Drive folders, Zoom recordings, S3 buckets and no-code platforms.
Whipscribe is a hosted transcription service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.
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