# Azure Cognitive Services Speech (Azure AI Speech)
> Azure Cognitive Services Speech (now Azure AI Speech) is a suite of speech processing capabilities provided by Microsoft Azure. It enables developers to integrate speech-to-text, text-to-speech, speech translation, and speaker recognition into their applications.
- URL: https://optimly.ai/brand/azure-cognitive-services-speech
- Slug: azure-cognitive-services-speech
- BAI Score: 92/100
- Archetype: Challenger
- Category: Cloud Computing
- Last Analyzed: April 11, 2026
- Part of: Microsoft (https://optimly.ai/brand/microsoft)
## Competitors
- Deepgram (https://optimly.ai/brand/deepgram)
- Google Cloud Speech-to-Text (https://optimly.ai/brand/google-cloud-speech-to-text)
## Also Referenced By
- Amazon Polly And Transcribe (https://optimly.ai/brand/amazon-polly-and-transcribe)
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