42 Minutes In. 34 Seconds To Process.

42 Minutes In.
34 Seconds To Process.

Mean audio duration and execution time for 30⁠–⁠60 min recordings.

42.1 min

33.9 sec

mean audio duration

mean execution time

Input duration	Mean audio	Mean execution	Jobs
Up to 1 min	27.8 sec	3.7 sec	28,900+
1–5 min	2.3 min	5.7 sec	15,300+
5–15 min	8.9 min	11.1 sec	7200+
15–30 min	21.8 min	20.6 sec	4100+
30–60 min	42.1 min	33.9 sec	3100+
1–2 hours	79.3 min	68.8 sec	1300+

74.5×

audio duration divided by execution time
for the highlighted bucket

Live speech arrives at 1× speed. Speech is Cheap focuses on prerecorded audio, where the whole recording is ready to process faster than playback.

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The highlighted group contains recordings longer than 30 minutes and up to 60 minutes. Its 74.5× ratio divides total audio duration by total execution time across the same completed jobs. Execution excludes queue delay; it is not the full time from sending a request to receiving a result. These are observed averages across mixed request settings, not a latency guarantee.

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