Zoom AI Services: Interpreter API (Preview)
Zoom AI Services: Interpreter API (Preview)

Break the language
barrier in real time

Stream speech in one language and hear it spoken back in another, all through a single API connection. Interpreter API delivers real-time speech-to-speech translation so participants can follow the conversation in their preferred language. Choose from 9 supported languages and a selection of natural-sounding AI voices.

Interpreter API (Preview)
Capabilities
Capabilities

One voice, multiple languages

Speech-to-speech translation

Speech-to-speech translation

Send live audio over a secure WebSocket and receive translated speech in near real time. Zoom's Interpreter service provides a clear translation with demonstrated accuracy.

9 languages

9 languages

Translate between any of these 9 languages: English, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish.

AI voice selection

AI voice selection

Pick from a male and a female voice for each of the supported languages.

Transcript and translated text

Transcript and translated text

Receive a bilingual transcript alongside the audio stream to support accessibility, compliance, and post-session review

Performance
Performance
Performance

Translation quality you can measure

Independent benchmarking shows Zoom Interpreter API delivering industry-leading speech translation quality, scoring 74.21 out of 100. This result highlights Zoom's edge in real-time, accurate cross-language communication, giving developers a translation engine they can trust for multi-language conversations.

See demo
See demo

Speak one language. Hear another.

Watch the Interpreter API in action — see how speech in one language is instantly translated into natural-sounding speech in another. The demo video walks through the full pipeline, highlighting the original transcript, translated text, and translated audio playback side by side, along with source and target language selection, AI voice options, and end-to-end latency.

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Pricing
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing

Apply prepaid credits to your use of Interpreter API with transparent rates.

Interpreter API

$2

  • /hour
  • Speech-to-Speech Interpreter API converts live speech in one language into natural-sounding speech in another language, enabling real-time multilingual voice communication.
  • Usage is measured based on the total duration of audio processed in minutes during a given billing period.

Ready to build with a leading speech
translation API?