April 2026 Benchmark

VoxParse vs AssemblyAI

Same audio file. Same day. Same hour. Head-to-head comparison on a real 46-minute customer service recording.

30:45
Audio duration (min)
English
Language
Billing
Call type
2 speakers
Agent + Customer
Results

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

What you get from each provider for the same audio file.

VoxParse Pro Winner
Processing time12.1 seconds
Total cost (all features)$0.49/hr
Output formatStructured JSON
API calls required1 call
Speaker diarization✓ AI-powered (Agent/Customer)
Name accuracy✓ "Jesús" (accent preserved)
Email correction✓ Auto-fixed
PCI masking✓ Included
Sentiment analysis✓ Included
Financial extraction✓ Included
Custom instructions✓ Included (2,000 chars)
Call classification✓ Type + outcome
AssemblyAI Universal-3 Pro
Processing time~30 seconds
Total cost (all features)$0.51+/hr
Output formatRaw text + separate calls
API calls required3-5 calls (per feature)
Speaker diarization✓ Built-in
Name accuracy⚠ "Jus" (truncated)
Email correction✗ Not available
PCI masking$ PII Redaction add-on
Sentiment analysis$ +$0.02/hr add-on
Financial extraction✗ Not available
Custom instructions$ LeMUR (token-based)
Call classification$ Topic detection add-on
Processing Speed (46-min call)
VoxParse
12s
AssemblyAI
~30s
Cost per 1,000 Audio Hours (all features enabled)
VoxParse
$450
AssemblyAI
$510+

Output Comparison

What each API returns for the same audio file - a single call.

VoxParse Structured JSON

{
  "transcript": "Agent: Thank you for calling...",
  "duration_seconds": 1845,
  "language": "en",
  "segments": [ ... ],
  "words": [ ... ],
  "ai_analysis": {
    "call_summary": "Customer called about a
      billing discrepancy on their monthly
      invoice. Agent issued a $75 credit and
      adjusted the recurring rate to
      $149.99/mo going forward.",
    "call_type": "billing",
    "call_outcome": "resolved",
    "customer": {
      "name": "James Rivera",
      "company": "Greenfield Dental Group",
      "email": "[email protected]"
    },
    "agent": {
      "name": "Karen",
      "department": "Billing Support"
    },
    "financial": {
      "credit_issued": "$75.00",
      "recurring_amount": "$149.99",
      "payment_method": "Visa ending in 8831"
    },
    "compliance": {
      "recording_disclosure": true,
      "sensitive_data_shared": [
        "Credit card 4532 **** **** 8831"
      ]
    },
    "sentiment": {
      "customer_sentiment": "neutral",
      "agent_performance": "excellent"
    },
    "key_issues": [
      "Double charge on March invoice",
      "Rate increase not communicated"
    ],
    "action_items": [
      "Issue $75 credit to account",
      "Adjust rate to $149.99/mo",
      "Send updated invoice by email"
    ],
    "transcript_cleaned": "Agent: Thank you
      for calling. How can I help you today?
      Customer: Hi, I noticed a charge on...."
  }
}

AssemblyAI Raw text

{
  "id": "6x8v4w3r2q",
  "status": "completed",
  "text": "Hi thank you for calling
    Greenfield billing support this is
    Karen how can I help you today hi
    yeah I noticed there was a charge
    on my March invoice that doesn't
    look right it says one forty nine
    ninety nine but I thought my rate
    was supposed to be one twenty five
    a month um let me pull up your
    account here I see what you mean
    it looks like there was a rate
    adjustment that went through I
    apologize for the confusion...",
  "words": [ ... ],
  "utterances": [ ... ],
  "audio_duration": 1845


  // No structured analysis
  // No financial extraction
  // No compliance detection
  // No sentiment scoring
  // No call classification
  // No action items
  // Need separate API calls + LeMUR
  // for any of these features
}

True Cost Comparison

AssemblyAI's base price looks low - but features are sold separately.

Feature VoxParse AssemblyAI
Base transcriptionIncluded$0.21/hr
Speaker diarizationIncluded+$0.02/hr
Sentiment analysisIncluded+$0.02/hr
SummarizationIncluded+$0.03/hr
Entity detectionIncluded+$0.08/hr
Topic detection / call classificationIncluded+$0.15/hr
PCI compliance / PII maskingIncluded+Extra (PII Redaction)
Custom AI instructionsIncluded (2,000 chars)LeMUR (per-token pricing)
Financial data extractionIncludedNot available
Email / name auto-correctionIncludedNot available
Total (all features)$0.49/hr$0.51+/hr