Coverage
70+ languages
Uzbek and English, Arabic and French, Hindi and German. Any pair, in either direction.
Live interpreting for phone calls
Every call,
in your own language.
You speak. They hear it in their language a moment later, and their answer comes back in yours. The person on the other end just picks up an ordinary phone.
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$0.15 a minute in the US and Canada · billed from dial · no subscription
Dr. Patel’s office
+1 (415) 555-0148
70+languages, any pair
Any phonemobile or landline, no app
Both waysyou and them, live
$0.15a minute in the US and Canada, billed by the second
How it works
No interpreter to book.
No app for them to install.
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Choose two languages
The one you speak and the one they speak. Uzbek and English, Arabic and French, Hindi and German: any pair.
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Dial from your browser
Enter their number and call. When they answer, they hear a short note, in their language, that an interpreter is on the line.
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Just talk
Speak naturally. Each of you hears the other in your own language a moment later, with captions of both as you go.
Under the hood
More than one interpreter.
On every call.
Speko Translate runs on the Speko Router, which keeps several live speech-translation engines ready behind each call. We start on the best one for your languages, and if it falters, the next one takes over in seconds.
Speed
Mid-sentence
Translation starts while the speaker is still talking, so the other side waits seconds, not sentences.
Captions
Both sides, written
See what they said and how it was translated, line by line, as the call goes.
Reliability
Automatic backup
If a translation engine fails, another picks up the call in seconds. You never hear the switch as silence.
Made for the calls that matter
When the only way through
is a phone call.
The clinic that won't take email. The landlord who only answers the phone. The office with a hold line and no translator. Speko Translate turns each of them into a conversation you can actually have.
- Doctors & pharmaciesAppointments, prescriptions, test results
- Home & utilitiesLeases, repairs, bills, deliveries
- Offices & servicesSchools, banks, insurance, government lines
- WorkSuppliers, drivers, customers and partners
Languages
Speak the language you think in.
Pricing
$0.15per minute
$0.15 a minute for calls to the US and Canada, $0.40 a minute to other countries, with a 1-minute minimum on answered international calls. Add credit with a card and spend it as you talk. The clock starts when you dial, ringing included, and runs by the second.
Interpreting, both directionsIncluded
Live captions for both sidesIncluded
Saved transcript of every callIncluded
A 10-minute call in the US$1.50
A 10-minute international call$4.00
A human phone interpreter, 10 minutes$15–30
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Questions
Good to know.
Does the person I call need anything?
No. They answer an ordinary call on a mobile or a landline. All of the interpreting happens on our side.
Will they know an interpreter is on the line?
Yes. When they pick up, they hear a short note in their own language that the call is interpreted by AI. Conversations go better when both sides know.
How quickly does it translate?
Speko Translate starts translating while the speaker is still talking, and the translation usually lands a couple of seconds behind them. Short pauses help, just as they would with a human interpreter.
Which numbers can I call?
Numbers in the United States and Canada at $0.15 a minute, and most other countries at $0.40 a minute, with a 1-minute minimum once answered. The app shows the price for a number before you call. Satellite and premium-rate numbers are not available.
What happens if the translation fails mid-call?
Speko Translate keeps backup translation engines ready on every call. If one stops working, another takes over within seconds and the call carries on.
Are calls recorded?
If you want them to be. With recording on, each call is saved with its transcript, and the other person hears at the start, in their language, that the call is recorded. Turn it off any time in Settings.
How does billing work?
You add credit in advance. Calls cost $0.15 a minute in the US and Canada and $0.40 a minute to other countries (1-minute minimum once answered), billed by the second from the moment you dial, ringing included. If your credit is about to run out, Speko Translate warns you a minute before the call ends.
Should I wear headphones?
If you can. Otherwise your microphone may pick up the translated voice from your speakers.