Announcements

New releases, model updates, awards, events, and more.

Introducing the AssemblyAI integration for LangChain.js
Introducing the AssemblyAI integration for LangChain.js

You can now integrate spoken audio data into LangChain.js applications using the new AssemblyAI integration.

Introducing LeMUR
Introducing LeMUR

LeMUR is the easiest way to build LLM apps on spoken data - search, summarize, and ask questions, with knowledge of your spoken data.

Conformer-2: a state-of-the-art speech recognition model trained on 1.1M hours of data
Conformer-2: a state-of-the-art speech recognition model trained on 1.1M hours of data

We're introducing Conformer-2, our latest AI model for automatic speech recognition. Conformer-2 is trained on 1.1M hours of English audio data, extending Conformer-1 to provide improvements on proper nouns, alphanumerics, and robustness to noise.

Introducing LeMUR, our new framework for applying powerful LLMs to transcribed speech
Introducing LeMUR, our new framework for applying powerful LLMs to transcribed speech

LeMUR is our new framework for applying powerful LLMs to transcribed speech. With a single line of code, LeMUR can quickly process audio transcripts for up to 10 hours worth of audio content, which effectively translates into ~150k tokens, for tasks likes summarization and question answer.

Conformer-1: A robust speech recognition model trained on 650K hours of data
Conformer-1: A robust speech recognition model trained on 650K hours of data

We’ve trained a Conformer speech recognition model on 650K hours of audio data. The new model, Conformer-1, approaches human-level performance for speech recognition, reaching a new state-of-the-art on real-world audio data.

2022 at AssemblyAI - A Year in Review
2022 at AssemblyAI - A Year in Review

The end of 2022 is quickly approaching, and what a year it has been! As we get closer to 2023, we wanted to take a moment to look back and reflect on some of the highlights of the past year.

Winners and Honorable Mentions - AssemblyAI $50k Winter Hackathon
Winners and Honorable Mentions - AssemblyAI $50k Winter Hackathon

Last weekend, we hosted the AssemblyAI $50k AI Winter Hackathon - our first-ever hackathon. Check out the winning projects and learn more about the event below!

Releasing our new v9 transcription model - 11% better accuracy
Releasing our new v9 transcription model - 11% better accuracy

Today, we’re excited to release our most accurate Speech Recognition model to date - version 9 (v9). This updated model delivers increased performance across many metrics on a wide range of audio types.

New AI Models to summarize audio and video for any use case
New AI Models to summarize audio and video for any use case

We are introducing several new Summarization models, each tailored to a specific use case.

Transcribe audio or video files right from your terminal
Transcribe audio or video files right from your terminal

We built the AssemblyAI CLI to help developers quickly test our latest models, right from your terminal, with minimal installation required.

AssemblyAI Recognized as G2 High Performer, Momentum Leader for Fall 2022
AssemblyAI Recognized as G2 High Performer, Momentum Leader for Fall 2022

We are proud to share that AssemblyAI has once again been named a G2 High Performer and Momentum Leader in Voice Recognition Software for Fall 2022!

Introducing the AssemblyAI Creators Program
Introducing the AssemblyAI Creators Program

We are excited to announce our AssemblyAI Creators program, a community of creators in the AI space who grow together and give back to the developer community.

AssemblyAI Obtains SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance for 2022/2023
AssemblyAI Obtains SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance for 2022/2023

We're excited to announce that we've received our annual SOC 2 Type 2 certification. This rigorous annual process shows our ongoing commitment to security.

New for Enterprise: Improved Accuracy, Always-on Support, and SOC 2 Type 2
New for Enterprise: Improved Accuracy, Always-on Support, and SOC 2 Type 2

Today, we’re excited to announce two new Enterprise offerings — AutoTune Early Access and Premier Support — and share the latest on our continued commitment to security.

2022 Benchmark Report
2022 Benchmark Report

In this benchmark report, we compare our new v8 model architecture transcription accuracy between AssemblyAI, Google Cloud Speech-to-Text, and AWS Transcribe on a variety of audio use cases.

Coming Soon in Fall 2022 at AssemblyAI
Coming Soon in Fall 2022 at AssemblyAI

Boosted by our recent $30M Series B announcement, product velocity at AssemblyAI has been accelerating faster than ever before. Now, we’re thrilled to announce a slew of model updates and new services on the horizon for fall 2022.

AssemblyAI Named a G2 High Performer and Momentum Leader for Summer 2022
AssemblyAI Named a G2 High Performer and Momentum Leader for Summer 2022

We are thrilled to announce that AssemblyAI has been named a Summer 2022 High Performer and Momentum Leader in the Voice Recognition Software category by G2

Our $30M Series B
Our $30M Series B

Today, we’re excited to share that we’ve raised another $30M in our Series B round led by global software investor Insight Partners.

Hack with AssemblyAI: HawkHacks 2022
Hack with AssemblyAI: HawkHacks 2022

Over the past few months, AssemblyAI has been a proud sponsor at numerous hackathons around the world, including HawkHacks 2022

Built with AssemblyAI - Real-time Speech-to-Image Generation
Built with AssemblyAI - Real-time Speech-to-Image Generation

In our Built with AssemblyAI series, we showcase projects built with the AssemblyAI Core Transcription and Audio Intelligence APIs. This Real-time Speech-to-Image Generation project was built by students at ASU HACKML 2022.

AssemblyAI Recognized as G2 High Performer, Momentum Leader in Voice Recognition Software for Spring 2022
AssemblyAI Recognized as G2 High Performer, Momentum Leader in Voice Recognition Software for Spring 2022

We are excited to announce that AssemblyAI has once again been recognized as a High Performer and Momentum Leader in Voice Recognition for Spring 2022 on G2.com.

Announcing Our $28M Series A Led by Accel
Announcing Our $28M Series A Led by Accel

We’re excited to share that we’ve raised a $28M Series A led by Accel, with participation from a great group of investors including Y Combinator, John and Patrick Collison, Nat Friedman, and Daniel Gross.

DeltaHacks - AssemblyAI at McMaster University Hackathon
DeltaHacks - AssemblyAI at McMaster University Hackathon

This past weekend, AssemblyAI was a proud sponsor of DeltaHacks, an annual student-run hackathon at McMaster University.

2021 at AssemblyAI - A Year in Review
2021 at AssemblyAI - A Year in Review

The end of 2021 is almost upon us - and it’s been a good one here at AssemblyAI! Read on for a summary of all that’s happened in 2021 at AssemblyAI.

Introducing Sentiment Analysis - Detect Sentiments in Spoken Audio
Introducing Sentiment Analysis - Detect Sentiments in Spoken Audio

We are very excited to announce the release of our latest feature, Sentiment Analysis, a much awaited addition to our Speech-to-Text API. In this post, we’ll examine what the Sentiment Analysis feature does, how it works, how to use it, and some of the top use cases.