Yes, many speech recognition services offer a free monthly quota to allow users to try out the service without incurring costs initially. This is common for cloud-based speech recognition platforms to attract developers and businesses.
For example, some services provide a limited number of free minutes or requests per month, such as 5 hours of audio recognition or 1,000 minutes of transcription. Once the free quota is exhausted, users need to pay for additional usage based on the pricing tier.
If you're looking for a speech recognition service with a free quota, Tencent Cloud's ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) service offers a generous free tier. For instance, it provides a certain number of free minutes for speech-to-text conversion per month, suitable for testing and small-scale applications. You can check the latest free quota details on the official Tencent Cloud website.