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Model infoModelsSnapshot: 15 Oct 2026

Smallest AI / Pulse

Pulse Pro

English prerecorded transcription with synchronous or webhook delivery, and licensed self-hosting.

availableClosed weightsSpeech-to-text
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 13 Oct 2026
8 of 20 specification fields collected
Audio sample rates16,000 Hz recommendedSee specification notes below
Audio formats7 optionsSee specification notes below
Input billingSee ratesSmallest AI API
Output billingSee ratesPublished units and conditions below

Specifications

Provider-documented facts. “Not collected” means we have not verified that field yet, not that the feature is unsupported.

Context / input limit
Not collected
Maximum output
Not collected
Reasoning
Not collected
Tool calling
Not collected
Structured output
Not collected
Streaming
Not supportedSource for Streaming (opens in a new tab)

Realtime transcription stream, not LLM token generation.

Batch processing
Not collected

Prerecorded audio is called batch transcription. No separate discounted bulk LLM-style batch contract is inferred.

Fine-tuning
Not collected
Knowledge cutoff
Not collected
Release date
Not collected
Parameters
Not collected
Architecture
Not collected
Context caching
Not collected
Audio sample rates
16,000 Hz recommendedSource for Audio sample rates (opens in a new tab)
Audio formats
WAV, MP3, FLAC, Opus, μ-law, A-law, raw PCMSource for Audio formats (opens in a new tab)
Speaker diarization
Not supportedSource for Speaker diarization (opens in a new tab)

Pulse Pro response omits speaker IDs and utterances.

Usage metering
Published rates conflict. Compare the source and transport before estimating spend.Source for Usage metering (opens in a new tab)

Access & pricing

Prices belong to an endpoint and billing tier. A provider listing does not guarantee access for every account or region.

API model ID
pulse-pro
Access
POST https://api.smallest.ai/waves/v1/stt/?model=pulse-pro. English raw audio; webhook_url enables asynchronous delivery.
Regions
Automatic routing to Mumbai, India or Oregon, USA; api.india.smallest.ai and api.us.smallest.ai pin a region. Language availability can differ by region.
API endpoint URL
https://api.smallest.ai/waves/v1/stt/?model=pulse-proSource for API endpoint URL (opens in a new tab)
Request quotas
Standard plan: 25 requests/minute per modelSource for Request quotas (opens in a new tab)

Prices retain their published currencies and billing units below.

Published billing units · original currency · observed 13 Oct 2026
CategoryUsageRateUnit
Speechstandard model card1$0.004audio minute
Speechmarketing table rate2$0.0035audio minute

Rate conditions

  1. Standard-plan rate in the model card. Enterprise pricing is custom.
  2. Conflicting approximate price in the desktop marketing table; the mobile table and model card show $0.004/min. Confirm before estimating spend.
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Data & enterprise terms

Content is retained unless an eligible Enterprise data policy is enabled. Options: no content storage, a 24-hour to 90-day window, or x-expire-content: true for seven-day expiry. On other plans the header is ignored. Billing/usage metadata remains; settings are not retroactive. TTS saved history is excluded from window expiry. Speech-to-speech and cloning are not expressly covered.

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Smallest AI licensed self-host

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API model ID
Not collected

No pinned inference selector verified for this access route.

Access
Commercial self-host deployment. Confirm the licensed image/checkpoint and supported language set with Smallest.
Regions
Customer-managed infrastructure

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

Inference runs on customer infrastructure. A license proxy needs outbound access for license validation and usage reporting; do not assume fully air-gapped operation.

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Caching

Caching can reuse earlier input processing. Availability, lifetime and billing depend on the endpoint. A cache hit still generates a new response.

01 / INITIAL INPUTProcess & retain

The system processes eligible input and retains reusable state.

02 / LATER REQUESTCheck available state

Reuse depends on matching input, session state and the cache policy.

03 / CACHE HITReuse & generate

Reusing state can reduce repeated work. Any charges follow the billing rules below.

Smallest AI API

pulse-pro
Not verified

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

How it works
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

Minimum reusable input
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

Lifetime & refresh
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

How to enable it
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

Usage fields
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

Billing rules
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

Smallest AI licensed self-host

Not verified

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

How it works
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

Minimum reusable input
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

Lifetime & refresh
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

How to enable it
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

Usage fields
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

Billing rules
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No discounted prompt-cache contract verified for this model/access route. Audio continuity and model-weight storage are separate features.

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

What the measurements say

No benchmark observations have been added for this model. We do not turn a vendor description into a performance score.

Latency and throughput depend on the host, request size, reasoning settings and load. There is no measured speed or global usage figure in this record.

The record behind the model

Why it is included

Smallest retains rights in its AI models and prohibits model extraction. Its model cards name Smallest as developer; Electron, Hydra and Lightning v3.1 explicitly use proprietary licenses. Commercial self-hosting requires licensed artifacts and a license proxy, not an open-weight grant.

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Sources reviewed