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Gong vs Speak AI

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan
Speak AI has one; Gong prices on request
Public API
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Gong — 90 vs 71 for Speak AI
Best fit
Gong: Sales organisations with dozens of reps who coach from recorded calls · Speak AI: Qualitative and UX researchers analysing interview recordings
Status
Both up at our last check — Gong Oct 15, 2026, Speak AI Oct 29, 2026

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

GongRecords sales calls, meetings and email and turns them into deal signals, coaching and forecastsSpeak AITranscribes and analyses audio, video and meetings, scores calls and lets AI clients query the results through an MCP server.

Side by side

FactGongSpeak AI
CategoryRevenue Intelligence & ForecastingSpeech-to-Text & Transcription
Pricing modelContactFreemium
Starts at—$20/seat/mo
Public APIYesYes
Trust score90 / 10071 / 100
PlatformsWeb, API, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, API
CompanyGong.io Ltd.Speak AI Inc.
Launched2015—
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 29, 2026

What our research says

Gong

Gong is the reference product for conversation intelligence: if you run a sales floor of 20-plus reps and your managers coach from call recordings, it is the tool they will ask for by name. The price is opaque, the platform fee makes it expensive for small teams, and most of the value needs a CRM and calendar integration project up front — so for a five-person team a lighter recorder does the job.

Pros

  • Transcription, deal risk, coaching and forecasting sit on one dataset instead of three tools
  • Public API and OAuth app framework with calls, transcripts, users, stats and CRM upload endpoints
  • Platform fee covers integrations, so connecting the existing stack costs nothing extra
  • Free companion apps for iPhone and Android with deal views, offline call playback and a mobile meeting recorder

Cons

  • No published pricing; every quote is bespoke and layered with a platform fee
  • Recording every customer call raises consent and data-retention work in regulated or EU markets
  • API is rate-limited to 3 calls a second and 10,000 a day by default, which constrains bulk analytics
  • The product has sprawled into engagement and agents, so the core recorder now comes with a bigger suite than many teams need

Speak AI

Speak AI fits researchers, consultants and small sales or ops teams who want transcripts, analysis and call scoring in one shared library, and developers who want that data reachable from AI assistants. Individuals who only need occasional cheap transcription, or large teams beyond five seats on self-serve, should compare options first.

Pros

  • Pay-as-you-go credits with no subscription
  • Over 100 languages with translation
  • API, webhooks, CLI and MCP server on every plan
  • Unlimited data retention on Pro

Cons

  • Pro is capped at five users
  • Headline Pro price assumes annual billing
  • Meeting transcription costs twice the credit rate of uploads

Which one fits

Choose Gong if you need

  • Sales organisations with dozens of reps who coach from recorded calls
  • Revenue leaders who want forecasts and pipeline risk derived from what was actually said to customers
  • RevOps teams that want call and deal data flowing into Salesforce or HubSpot through a documented API

Choose Speak AI if you need

  • Qualitative and UX researchers analysing interview recordings
  • Consultants and agencies who want a white-label conversation platform
  • Teams that want transcripts available to Claude or ChatGPT through MCP

Gong vs Speak AI: the questions people ask

Is Gong cheaper than Speak AI?

Speak AI starts at $20/seat/mo; Gong prices on request, so a quote is the only way to compare.

Does Gong or Speak AI have a free tier?

Speak AI has a free tier; Gong prices on request.

Which has a public API, Gong or Speak AI?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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