Vatis Tech gives startups 1,000 free hours of speech-to-text
60,000 minutes of speech-to-text API over three months, free
Vatis Tech Grants for Startups give early-stage companies with up to 20 employees three months of free speech-to-text API access, 60,000 minutes in total (1,000 hours), plus enterprise-level benefits and early access to new features.
- Eligible plans
- Vatis Tech speech-to-text API
- Eligibility
- Early-stage companies with up to 20 employees building a long-term product with a clear monetization strategy. One-off projects are not eligible, each company can apply once, and approved companies display the Vatis Tech logo on their website for twelve months.
- Benefit duration
- Three months; unused minutes expire at the end
- Renewal terms
- After the 1,000 hours run out, usage is billed on the Pro plan for Developers, or you can arrange a long-term paid plan with Vatis Tech.
The briefing
Vatis Tech provides speech recognition and audio intelligence APIs that turn calls, meetings, podcasts and other audio into text.
What you get
- Three months of free speech-to-text API access, 60,000 minutes in total, equal to 1,000 hours.
- High-volume processing, enterprise-level benefits and early access to new features.
- This grant is separate from the standard free tier, which still gives everyone 10 free minutes on the platform and €10 of credit when opening an API account.
Who can apply
- Early-stage companies with up to 20 employees.
- You need a long-term product with a clear monetization strategy. One-off projects are not eligible.
- One application per company.
- Approved companies display the Vatis Tech logo on their website for twelve months.
How to apply
Fill in the form on the Vatis Tech startup grants page and expect a reply within a week. Free hours are ready within 24 to 48 hours of acceptance. Unused hours expire at the end of the three months, and usage beyond 1,000 hours is billed on the Pro plan for Developers.
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