Speko
Speko is the 'OpenRouter for Voice AI,' offering a unified API that benchmarks and routes traffic to the optimal speech-to-text, LLM, and text-to-speech models for any language.
At a Glance
- AI Startups
- Enterprise Developers
- Conversational AI Builders
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Speko
Voice AI Model Router API
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Products & Services
A real-time routing layer for voice AI that selects the best STT, LLM, and TTS models for specific languages and objectives.
A unified API compatible with OpenAI that centralizes access to various voice model providers under a single key.
Public benchmarking platform (benchmarks.speko.ai) providing metrics on model latency, WER, and cost.
Market Position
Speko positions itself as an essential meta-layer for voice AI, reducing vendor lock-in and ensuring optimal performance through transparent, data-driven routing.
Leadership
Founders
Beknazar Abdikamalov
Founder and CEO of Speko. Previously co-founder and CTO of Hupo ($14M raised, backed by DST Global and Meta). Former software engineer at Amazon. MS in Computer Science from UNIST, Korea.
Executive Team
Beknazar Abdikamalov
Founder and CEO
Previously co-founder and CTO of Hupo (voice AI); software engineer at Amazon.
Founding Story
Speko was inspired by founder Beknazar Abdikamalov's experience at his previous startup Hupo, where he manually benchmarked voice models for four years. The company's core mission is to automate this 'bake-off' process so voice agents always run on the best possible models.
Business Model
Revenue Model
API usage fees (5% margin on provider rates) and flat-rate managed infrastructure subscriptions.
Pricing Tiers
Standard provider rates plus a 5% margin for routing and failover services.
Flat-rate managed infrastructure including STT, LLM, and TTS legs.
Custom locked rates, dedicated support, and SLAs.
Target Markets
- AI Startups
- Enterprise Developers
- Conversational AI Builders
- Voice AI Agents
- Conversational AI platforms
- Developer tools for audio AI
- Morgan Stanley
- Prudential
- HSBC
- Grab