$150 to $400+ an hour
Speech collected to a buyer's spec
Dated 1 Jan 2026Source checked 14 Oct 2026Quote found on its page again 17 Oct 2026Basis: vendor
In the source's own words
“Custom collection runs higher, often $150-400+ per hour, because speakers are recruited and recorded to your specification.”
Where it was read
SpeechData.ai buyer's guide, checked 14 Oct 2026
Also read from the same source
- Off-the-shelf speech data, major languages
- Recorded speech sold off the shelf
- 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
- 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
- $122 per hour of audioAudio and speech, made to order, per hour of audio
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