Figures / Prices
5.1x
How much more buyers pay than makers are paid for audio and speech, per hour of audio
The median made to order price ($122, 9 figures) over the median paid to the people who make it price ($24, 13 figures), both per hour of audio.
Updated 19 Oct 2026, from its newest record.
The 24 records it is computed from, largest first
- Amount$200KAs stated$80,000 to $200,000 per 1,000-hour projectDated11 Oct 2026SourceAIxBlock
- Amount$500As stated$200 to $500 per hour per hour of audioDated17 Oct 2026SourceAIxBlock, How to Choose a Speech Data Collection…
- Amount$400As stated$120-400 USD per hour per finished hour of audio (about 9,000 words)Dated19 Oct 2026SourceVoices.com, Voices datasets job 1125 (Wayback…
- Amount$400As stated$150 to $400+ an hourDated1 Jan 2026SourceSpeechData.ai buyer's guide
- Amount$300As stated$50 to $300 per hour of delivered audioDated17 Oct 2026SourceAIxBlock, How to Choose a Speech Data Collection…
- Amount$250As statedUsage-based $250 / Audio hour per hour of audio recorded to orderDated17 Oct 2026SourceDatarade, Custom On-Site Speech & Audio Data…
- Amount$200As statedUSD 200 per finished hour per finished hour of recorded audio (paid to the…Dated24 Sep 2026SourceOpenTrain AI job posting, Spanish-Speaking Voice…
- Amount$100As stated$100 per finished hour of audioDatedMar 2025SourceTwine, AI training data voice actor project
- Amount$90As statedUsage-based $90 / Audio hour per hour of audio recorded to orderDated17 Oct 2026SourceDatarade, Custom Pair Conversational Speech…
- Amount$50As statedUsage-based $50 / Hour per hour of audio collected to orderDated11 Oct 2026SourceDatarade, Silencio Network Spontaneous…
- Amount$32As statedbase plus up to $12 an hour per approved hour of audioDated19 Oct 2026SourcePerit AI, Record and earn
- Amount$30As statedrate of $30/hour for recordingDated14 Oct 2026SourceNaijaVoices, Membership: donation impact…
- Amount$28As stated$28 / hr per approved hour of audioDated19 Oct 2026SourcePerit AI, Record and earn
- Amount$24As stated$24 / hr per approved hour of audioDated19 Oct 2026SourcePerit AI, Record and earn
- Amount$22As stated$22 / hr per approved hour of audioDated19 Oct 2026SourcePerit AI, Record and earn
- Amount$20As stated$20 per approved audio hourDated19 Oct 2026SourcePerit AI, Record and earn
- Amount$20As stated$20 for 1 hour audio transcription per hour of audio transcribedDated19 Oct 2026SourceShaip Crowd, Dhivehi / Mahal Language Voice…
- Amount$12As stated$12/hr ($0.20/min) per hour of recorded audioDated19 Oct 2026SourceLuel, Contribute (task cards)
- Amount$8As stated$7.50/hr ($0.13/min) per hour of recorded audioDated19 Oct 2026SourceLuel, Contribute (task cards)
- Amount$5As statedup to Rs. 500/hr per hour of recordingDated19 Oct 2026SourceShaip Crowd, Haryanvi Language Voice Recording…
- Amount$2As stated$1.99 /minDated11 Oct 2026SourceRev pricing page
- Amount$1As stated$1.30 per minuteDated11 Oct 2026SourceSpeechpad pricing page
- Amount$1As statedStarting at $0.79/min per audio minute (starting price)Dated11 Oct 2026SourceTranscribeMe pricing page
- Amount$0As stated$0.15 per minute, doubled when both callers use the app, max $30 per day per…Dated26 Sep 2025SourceMalwarebytes
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