Multimodal

Speech-to-text

Speech-to-text converts audio into written text.

Quick definition

Speech-to-text converts audio into written text.

  • Category: Multimodal
  • Focus: cross-modal understanding
  • Used in: Analyzing screenshots or images with text questions.

What it means

It powers dictation, transcription, and voice interfaces. In multimodal workflows, speech-to-text often shapes cross-modal understanding.

How it works

Multimodal models align text, vision, and audio signals so one system can reason across modalities.

Why it matters

Multimodal features unlock workflows across text, audio, and images.

Common use cases

  • Analyzing screenshots or images with text questions.
  • Transcribing speech and summarizing meetings.
  • Generating voice responses from text outputs.

Example

Transcribe a meeting recording.

Pitfalls and tips

Noisy inputs lead to unreliable results. Provide clear images, clean audio, and explicit instructions.

In BoltAI

In BoltAI, this appears when working with audio, images, or voice.