12 months of free credits
Offered by AssemblyAI · checked October 2026
AssemblyAI gives pre-seed to Series A startups building on voice or audio twelve months of recurring free credits, then discounted startup pricing.
What you get
- 12 months of recurring free credits on AssemblyAI's voice AI infrastructure
- Discounted startup pricing after the credits
- Credits in your console within 48 hours of approval, and a forward-deployed engineer in week one
Who qualifies
- Early-stage, pre-seed to Series A (bootstrapped teams welcome)
- Building a product with voice or audio at its core
- Launching (in production or shipping) within 6 months
How to apply
- Fill in the short form: what you are building, your stage and who backs you (no deck)
- Decision within one week; Accel/YC portfolio companies fast-tracked to 48 hours
Good to know: AssemblyAI does not publish the amount per startup. Bootstrapped teams are welcome.
Sources
Read in October 2026 from AssemblyAI's own pages. Programs change often; the vendor's page is the final word.
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