AssemblyAI vs Firecrawl
Both cover data. Firecrawl is the cheaper way in at $16/mo .
Entry cost
AssemblyAI —/mo
Speech API with speaker labels and audio intelligence.
Free tier: yes · Billing: usage
Plan by plan
| AssemblyAI | Price | Firecrawl | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universal-2 (async) | $0.15 | Free | Free |
| Universal-3.5 Pro (async) | $0.21 | Hobby | $16 |
| Universal-Streaming | $0.15 | Standard | $83 |
| Voice Agent API | $4.50 | Growth | $333 |
| — | — | Scale | $599 |
Which to pick
AssemblyAI — Building transcript features without training models.
Firecrawl — Feeding live web data into an AI pipeline.
AssemblyAI checked 2026-09-04 · Firecrawl checked 2026-09-04