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Speech is Cheap Transcribe

by @ilyakam

Fast, affordable automatic speech-to-text transcription supporting 100 languages, speaker diarization, word timestamps, and customizable output formats.

Versionv1.2.0
Downloads3,178
Installs11
Stars⭐ 5
#writing#video#audio#translation#legal
TERMINAL
clawhub install asr

πŸ“– About This Skill

Speech is Cheap (SIC) Skill

Fast, accurate, and incredibly inexpensive automatic speech-to-text transcription service.

πŸš€ Why use this skill?

  • Disruptive Pricing: $0.06 - $0.12 per hour (2-15x cheaper than Deepgram or OpenAI).
  • Extreme Speed: 100 minutes of audio transcribes in ~1 minute.
  • Multilingual: Supports 100 languages with auto-detection.
  • Agent-Ready: Designed for high-volume, automated pipelines.

    • πŸ›  Setup

    1. Get an API Key

    Sign up at speechischeap.com. Use code CH5 for $5 off.

    2. Configure Authentication

    This skill looks for your API key in the SIC_API_KEY environment variable.

    Add this to your .env or agent config: 

    SIC_API_KEY=your_key_here

    πŸ“– Usage

    πŸ€– TL;DR for Agents

    When this skill is installed, you can transcribe any URL from an OpenClaw session and get the JSON results immediately by running: ./skills/asr/scripts/asr.sh transcribe --url "https://example.com/audio.mp3"

    Transcribe a URL

    # Basic transcription
./skills/asr/scripts/asr.sh transcribe --url "https://example.com/audio.mp3"
    Advanced transcription with options
    
./skills/asr/scripts/asr.sh transcribe --url "https://example.com/audio.mp3" \
  --speakers --words --labels \
  --language "en" \
  --format "srt" \
  --private

    Transcribe a Local File

    Perfect for processing audio already on your disk. This handles the upload automatically. 
    # Upload and transcribe local media
./skills/asr/scripts/asr.sh transcribe --file "./local-audio.wav"
    Upload with webhook callback
    
./skills/asr/scripts/asr.sh transcribe --file "./local-audio.wav" --webhook "https://mysite.com/callback"
    Note: For local files, the skill handles the multi-part upload to
    

    https://upload.speechischeap.com before starting the transcription.

    Supported Options

  • --speakers: Enable speaker diarization
  • --words: Enable word-level timestamps
  • --labels: Enable audio labeling (music, noise, etc.)
  • --stream: Enable streaming output
  • --private: Do not store audio/transcript (privacy mode)
  • --language : ISO language code (e.g., 'en', 'es')
  • --confidence : Minimum confidence threshold (default 0.5)
  • --format : Output format (json, srt, vtt, webvtt)
  • --webhook : URL to receive job completion payload
  • --segment-duration : Segment duration in seconds (default 30)

    • Check Job Status

    ./skills/asr/scripts/asr.sh status "job-id-here"

    πŸ€– For Agents

    The asr.sh command-line tool returns JSON by default when successful, making it easy to pipe into other tools or parse directly.

    If the SIC_API_KEY is missing, the tool will provide a clear error message and a direct link to the signup page.