Install Jentic One Beta
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Speech is Cheap API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fspeechischeap.com%2Fspeechischeap" | shStep 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fspeechischeap.com%2Fspeechischeap" | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
What an agent can do with Speech is Cheap API.
Create a New Transcription Job
Get API Health
Cancel a Pending Job
Query and filter Speech is Cheap API records by parameters
Monitor Speech is Cheap API operational status and events
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Patterns agents use Speech is Cheap API for, with concrete tasks.
★ AI and Machine Learning Operations
Use the Speech is Cheap API to perform ai ml operations programmatically. The API provides 4 endpoints covering core functionality including create a new transcription job, get API health, get job status and output.
Call POST /jobs to create a new transcription job
Automated Jobs Management
Automate jobs operations by combining multiple Speech is Cheap API endpoints. Agents can get API health and then get job status and output in a single workflow.
Call GET /jobs/health to get API health, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call Speech is Cheap API endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle bearer tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'create a new transcription job', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
4 endpoints — the speech is cheap api allows you to create and manage transcription jobs.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
/jobs
Create a New Transcription Job
/jobs/health
Get API Health
/jobs/{job_id}
Get Job Status and Output
/jobs/{job_id}
Cancel a Pending Job
/jobs
Create a New Transcription Job
/jobs/health
Get API Health
/jobs/{job_id}
Get Job Status and Output
/jobs/{job_id}
Cancel a Pending Job
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring Speech is Cheap by hand means carrying its bearer token on every request and managing the transcription job lifecycle against the v2 host yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the Speech is Cheap API from the API Directory, store the token once, and your agent calls it.
Permission scoping
Speech is Cheap puts the job id in the URL path (/jobs/{job_id}), so a rule can pin your agent to one job: it reads that job and nothing else. You choose the operations it may call, so a destructive one like deleting a job is not included unless you add it.
Credential isolation
Your Speech is Cheap bearer token is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'create a transcription job' or 'check a job status', and Jentic returns the matching Speech is Cheap operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
Specific to using Speech is Cheap API through Jentic.
What authentication does the Speech is Cheap API use?
The Speech is Cheap API uses a Bearer token in the Authorization header. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Can I create a new transcription job with the Speech is Cheap API?
Yes. Use the POST /jobs endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the Speech is Cheap API?
Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.
How do I create a new transcription job through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'create a new transcription job'. Jentic returns the matching Speech is Cheap API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the Speech is Cheap API have?
The Speech is Cheap API exposes 4 endpoints covering jobs operations.
Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Speech is Cheap API?
Yes. Because you run Jentic One yourself, your own rules decide which Speech is Cheap operations and credentials the agent may use. You can allow read-only calls like getting a job's status and output while excluding destructive ones, so cancelling a job with DELETE /jobs/{job_id} is off limits unless you add it. Since the job id sits in the URL path, a rule can pin the agent to a single job so it reads that job and nothing else.
For Agents
Programmatically create a new transcription job, get API health. Covers 4 operations with bearer authentication.
Use for: I need to a new transcription job, I want to API health, Search for job status and output, Find all cancel a pending job
Not supported: Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for ai and machine learning only.
The Speech is Cheap API allows you to create and manage transcription jobs. You can submit audio files for transcription, check the status of jobs, and retrieve the results when they are ready. The API is designed to be simple and easy to use, with a focus on providing accurate and affordable speech-to-text services. The API exposes 4 endpoints secured with bearer authentication.
This API is usable in Jentic One now. Its AI-readiness score against Jentic's framework shows where it stands today and where improvements would make it even easier for agents to use.
Base layer of spec validity and structural soundness.
Aggregated quality score from linter diagnostics, weighted by severity.
Percentage of `$ref` references that resolve successfully.
Checks whether the API description parses successfully and conforms to its declared specification (e.g., OpenAPI).
Structural correctness score based on schema issues using logarithmic dampening.
Clarity, completeness, and ingestion readiness for developers and tooling.
How richly the API is illustrated with examples.
Percentage of examples that conform to their schemas.
Percentage of operations with complete response definitions (success, client error, server error).
Health of API ingestion, bundling, and resolution within Jentic pipelines.
Semantic breadth, depth, and agent comprehension for AI systems.
Coverage of descriptions across API elements.
Coverage of RFC 9457 Problem Details for error responses.
Coverage, uniqueness, and casing consistency of operationIds for AI inference.
Coverage of summaries across operations/tags/info.
Functional utility, complexity comfort, and AI orchestration readiness.
Agent comfort level based on API operational and structural complexity.
Trust, risk posture, and security compliance.
Average quality of security schemes based on authentication method strength (weakest link for OAuth2).
Findability, semantic richness, and reasoning readiness.
Clarity and depth of descriptions across API elements.
Score it yourself
Every API in the directory is allowlisted, so you can re-score it with no key required.
npx @jentic/api-scorecard-cli score <openapi-url>