Features
Available Languages
English (US), English (UK), Japanese, Arabic (MSA, Broadband model only), Mandarin, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, French (Broadband model only), Korean
Metadata
Receive a metadata object in the JSON response that includes confidence score (per word), start/end time (per word), and alternate hypotheses / N-Best (per phrase). A new option for returning word alternatives per (sequential) time intervals is now available.
Mobile SDKs (BETA)
Mobile SDKs are now available to enable native interaction on iOS and Android devices.
Keyword Spotting (BETA)
Optional ability to search for one or more keywords in the audio stream. The returned metadata includes the beginning time, end time and confidence score for each instance of the keyword found. Keyword Spotting is currently available at no additional charge.
SoftBank
A localized version of this Watson service is available in Japan. Visit the following link for details: http://www.softbank.jp/biz/watson