Sinhala Speech-to-Text

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Convert Sinhala speech to text with industry-leading accuracy. Real-time voice agents and batch transcription through a single API.

Universal-3 Pro

Try uploading a file containing Sinhala speaking audio.

import assemblyai as aai

aai.settings.api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"

audio_file = "https://assembly.ai/wildfires.mp3"

config = aai.TranscriptionConfig(
    speech_models=["universal-3-pro", "universal-2"],
    language_detection=True,
    speaker_labels=True,
)

transcript = aai.Transcriber().transcribe(audio_file, config=config)

if transcript.status == aai.TranscriptStatus.error:
    raise RuntimeError(f"Transcription failed: {transcript.error}")

print(transcript.text)

for utterance in transcript.utterances:
    print(f"Speaker {utterance.speaker}: {utterance.text}")

Sinhala Speech-to-Text

Built for every Sinhala workflow

From call centers in Colombo to media companies in Kandy — one API for transcription, understanding, and scale.

One API, no language-specific infrastructure

One integration for Sinhala transcription, Audio Intelligence, and Voice Agents — cloud or self-hosted, fully compliant.

Accurate Sinhala transcription across every dialect

Skip the translation layer and transcribe Sinhala audio accurately, even with cross-talk and background noise.

One price, every Sinhala dialect

Flat pricing across all Sinhala dialects with transcription, summaries, sentiment, and streaming in one integration.

Sinhala Speech-to-Text

Speech-to-Text Capabilities

Enable any combination of features with a single request. Mix, match, and scale as your application grows.

Speaker identification

Label speakers by name using audio context. Supports custom profiles and multi-speaker conversations.

Automatic Language Detection

Identify when audio is spoken in Sinhala and transcribe without pre-selecting a language.

Custom formatting

Normalize dates, phone numbers, and email addresses to machine-readable formats automatically.

Translation

Transcribe in any of 99+ languages in the same API request.

Custom spelling

Boost recognition of Sinhala brand names, product terms, and domain-specific vocabulary.

Multi-channel transcription

Transcribe separate audio channels independently — ideal for Sinhala call center recordings.

Subtitle export (SRT/VTT)

Export ready-to-use SRT and VTT caption files for Sinhala video and audio.

Word search

Search for any word or phrase across your Sinhala transcripts.

Speaker count control

Set or cap the expected number of speakers for Sinhala diarization.

Language Overview

Sinhala Language Information

Dialects: Standard (Colombo) Sinhala and regional varieties.

Official language in: Sri Lanka.

Spoken in: Sri Lanka.

Compare our models

Model

Universal-3 Pro Domain-specific async audio

Universal-2 High-volume async audio

U-3 Pro Streaming Real-time voice agents, AI scribes

Universal-Streaming Multilingual Global contact centers

Sinhala Language Support

Coming soon

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Price

$0.21 /hr

$0.15 /hr

Natural language prompting

Up to ~1,500 words

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Up to ~1,500 words

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Keyterm prompting

Code-switching

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Medical Mode

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Speaker diarization

10+ speakers

HIPAA BAA

On request

Unlimited concurrency

AI Speech-to-Text transcription in 98 languages

Our AI Speech-to-Text transcription supports every language below—just select a language and upload your audio file.

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