$60-150 per hour of audio
Recorded speech sold off the shelf
Dated 14 Oct 2026Source checked 14 Oct 2026Quote found on its page again 17 Oct 2026Basis: vendor
In the source's own words
“Off-the-shelf conversational speech datasets typically sell for $60-150 per hour of audio, depending on language, transcription depth, and licensing terms.”
Where it was read
SpeechData.ai, How to buy speech data (FAQ), checked 14 Oct 2026
Also read from the same source
- Off-the-shelf speech data, major languages
- Speech collected to a buyer's spec
- Recorded speech sold off the shelf
- SpeechData.ai to Any buyer (catalog pricing): Off-the-shelf conversational speech datasets in 60+ languages (500 to 2,000 hours each, documented consent chain). Vendor list price (commercial interest).
What it is about
Figures it counts in
- $25 to $150 an hour of speechThe valuation's price for conversational speech
- 2.7xHow much more custom-recorded speech costs than catalogue speech, at the top of each range
- $5,000 to $30,000The valuation tool's range for its starting speech
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