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title: "Parrot STT: Real-Time Speech-to-Text API for Voice AI | Ringg AI"
description: "Parrot STT: real-time speech-to-text with sub-150ms latency, tuned for Indian accents & Hindi-English speech."
canonical_url: "https://www.ringg.ai/models/speech-to-text/v1"
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Parrot STT

# The speech-to-text engine for production voice AI.

Built for low latency, multilingual conversations, and production-scale deployments, Parrot delivers transcripts your AI can trust.

Watch Parrot handle real-time constraints & language challenges

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### Ultra low latency

Respond naturally with streaming transcription designed for real-time conversations.

### LLM-ready output

Normalized transcripts reduce formatting inconsistencies before they reach your AI agent.

### Industry-leading accuracy

Optimized for Indian accents, noisy telephony audio, & Hindi-English code-mixed speech.

### Developer friendly

Simple APIs and SDKs to integrate into any voice application.

## Built for production, not just transcription

Every transcript is optimized for downstream AI workflows

<150ms

अरे यार, weekend काफ़ी मस्त था Saturday को थोड़ा late उठा, फिर घर पे ही breakfast किया और काफ़ी time बाद room clean किया उसके बाद dost के साथ lunch पे गया, एक नया café try किया था, food surprisingly काफ़ी accha निकला।

### Fast streaming recognition

Receive transcripts in real time for natural conversations.

हिन्दीHinglish 8kHz audio Code-mixed

### Production reliability

Designed using large-scale voice interaction data and enterprise call patterns.

Live transcript

“my order id is one five zero zero eight and I need it tomorrow morning”

Parrot

{
  order\_id: "15008"
  delivery\_time: “tomorrow morning”
  confidence: 0.99
}

### Consistent output

Automatic transcript normalization improves downstream AI understanding.

## Built for developers

Deploy Parrot into your voice infrastructure in minutes and scale effortlessly as your business grows.

[Read docs](https://docs.ringg.ai/parrot-stt/python-sdk)

REST APIs

POST /v 1/transcribe

{
  "audio": "call.mp3",
  "language": "hi-en"
}

200 OK
{
  "text": "I'd like to book an appointment tomorrow.",
  "language": "en",
  "confidence": 0.98
}

Live stream

Streaming

LIVE

“language”: “en-IN”

Hello

Hello I'd

Hello I'd like

Hello I'd like to book

Hello I'd like to book an appointment...

111 ms ・ 98.7% ・ Websocket ・ Chunk 14/18

Production-ready SDKs

JavaScript Python Go

import { Parrot } from "@ringg/parrot"

const client = new Parrot({
  apiKey: process.env.API\_KEY,
})

const transcript \=
await client.transcribe(audio)

SDK v1.0 ・ Node 20+

## Built for every voice AI workflow

Parrot understands conversations the way your customers speak.

Original WER

Normalised WER

[Check on Huggingface](https://huggingface.co/datasets/RinggAI/ASR-Benchmarking-Dataset)

Lower is better

| Dataset |     |     |     |     |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| indictts | 11.58 | 16.06 | 13.65 | 15.37 |
| commonvoice | 14.30 | 16.59 | 20.04 | 18.21 |
| fleurs | 15.20 | 11.99 | 17.14 | 16.00 |
| kathbath | 11.78 | 13.24 | 15.93 | 17.53 |
| kathbath\_noisy | 13.09 | 13.14 | 17.44 | 16.19 |
| mucs | 14.55 | 11.69 | 21.97 | 16.72 |
| Overall WER | 13.79 | 13.00 | 19.23 | 16.72 |

## Simple, usage-based pricing

Pay only for the audio you stream, billed by the hour. Every plan includes up to 30 concurrent connections out of the box.

### 0-500hrs of transcription

₹30/ hour

*   Streaming
*   REST API
*   SDKs
*   No monthly fee

[Get API key](https://www.ringg.ai/dashboard/stt)

### \>500hrs of transcription

₹25/ hour

*   Streaming
*   REST API
*   SDKs
*   No monthly fee
*   Priority support

[Get API key](https://www.ringg.ai/dashboard/stt)

### Custom plan

Everything plus:

*   On-prem
*   Private cloud

[Contact sales](mailto:sales@ringg.ai)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is Parrot STT?

Parrot STT is Ringg AI's proprietary speech-to-text model built specifically for real-time voice agents, enterprise automation, and conversational AI.

### Which languages does it support?

Parrot is built for Hindi, English, and Hindi-English code-mixed speech, and understands major Indic languages including Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Urdu.

### Is it suitable for live voice agents?

Yes. Parrot is designed for real-time voice agents, with streaming transcription over WebSockets and typical latency under 150ms, so your agent can respond naturally mid-conversation.

### Does it work with noisy phone calls?

Yes. Parrot is optimized for noisy telephony audio and Indian accents, and is benchmarked on noisy datasets like kathbath\_noisy, where it leads comparable models.

### Can developers integrate it easily?

Yes. You can integrate through REST APIs, live WebSocket streaming, or production-ready SDKs, and start transcribing audio in minutes.

## Curious what years of obsession sounds like?

Jump into the dashboard and run it on your own audio.
No pitch, no deck. Just the thing itself.

[Try Parrot STT](https://www.ringg.ai/dashboard/stt)

Source: https://www.ringg.ai/models/speech-to-text/v1