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# Transcribers (Speech-to-text)

> Reference of every speech-to-text provider Vapi supports, including provider IDs and where to configure each one.

This page lists the speech-to-text (STT) providers Vapi supports, with each provider's ID.

The transcriber converts the caller's speech to text for your voice agent. You select one by setting `transcriber.provider` and `transcriber.model` on an assistant. See [Create Assistant](/api-reference/assistants/create) in the API reference.

Language coverage and automatic detection behavior can vary by model within the same provider. Review the provider page before choosing a model and language combination.

## Quick reference

The provider string is the exact value you pass in `transcriber.provider`.

| Provider                                                           | Provider string |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------- |
| [AssemblyAI](/providers/transcriber/assembly-ai#speech-to-text)    | `assembly-ai`   |
| [Azure](/providers/transcriber/azure#speech-to-text)               | `azure`         |
| [Cartesia](/providers/transcriber/cartesia#speech-to-text)         | `cartesia`      |
| [Deepgram](/providers/transcriber/deepgram#speech-to-text)         | `deepgram`      |
| [ElevenLabs](/providers/transcriber/elevenlabs#speech-to-text)     | `11labs`        |
| [Gladia](/providers/transcriber/gladia#speech-to-text)             | `gladia`        |
| [Google](/providers/transcriber/google#speech-to-text)             | `google`        |
| [OpenAI](/providers/transcriber/openai#speech-to-text)             | `openai`        |
| [Soniox](/providers/transcriber/soniox#speech-to-text)             | `soniox`        |
| [Speechmatics](/providers/transcriber/speechmatics#speech-to-text) | `speechmatics`  |
| [xAI](/providers/transcriber/xai#speech-to-text)                   | `xai`           |

## Related

#### [Create an assistant](/api-reference/assistants/create)

Set `transcriber.provider` and `transcriber.model` in the API.

> Look up the speech-to-text providers Vapi supports and their IDs

## Docs

- [AssemblyAI](https://docs.vapi.ai/providers/transcriber/assembly-ai.md): Configure AssemblyAI speech models, multilingual transcription, language steering, and prompting for a Vapi assistant.
- [Azure](https://docs.vapi.ai/providers/transcriber/azure.md): Configure Azure Speech as your Vapi assistant's transcriber and select from the languages Vapi supports.
- [Cartesia](https://docs.vapi.ai/providers/transcriber/cartesia.md): Configure Cartesia as your Vapi assistant's transcriber, including supported languages and transcription options.
- [Deepgram](https://docs.vapi.ai/providers/transcriber/deepgram.md): Configure Deepgram as your Vapi assistant's transcriber, including supported models and languages.
- [ElevenLabs](https://docs.vapi.ai/providers/transcriber/elevenlabs.md): Configure ElevenLabs as your Vapi assistant's transcriber, including Scribe models and supported languages.
- [Gladia](https://docs.vapi.ai/providers/transcriber/gladia.md): Configure a Gladia transcription model, language, and provider settings for a Vapi assistant.
- [Google](https://docs.vapi.ai/providers/transcriber/google.md): Configure Google as your Vapi assistant's transcriber, including Gemini transcription models and supported languages.
- [OpenAI](https://docs.vapi.ai/providers/transcriber/openai.md): Configure OpenAI as your Vapi assistant's transcriber, including transcription models and supported languages.
- [Soniox](https://docs.vapi.ai/providers/transcriber/soniox.md): Connect Soniox to a Vapi assistant and configure the stt-rt-v5 real-time speech-to-text model for low-latency, multilingual transcription and endpointing.
- [Speechmatics](https://docs.vapi.ai/providers/transcriber/speechmatics.md): Configure Speechmatics as your Vapi assistant's transcriber and review setup guidance and supported options.
- [xAI](https://docs.vapi.ai/providers/transcriber/xai.md): Configure xAI as your Vapi assistant's transcriber, including supported models, languages, and transcription options.