AI DATASETS · AUDIO & SPEECH

Buy custom AI audio datasets from the real world

Bespoke audio and speech datasets collected by real people across 190+ countries, real-world or studio-grade, captured to your spec.

  • 190+ countries
  • Any language from our contributor network
  • Real-world or studio-grade
  • Zero-party data

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DATASET TYPES

Nine dataset types collected to your requirements

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MODALITY · 01 / 09

Audio and speechThis page

Real speech for ASR and voice AI, across accents, dialects, and noise.

190+ countries100+ languagesReal-world or studio
Speech · 48 kHz · stereo
WHAT YOU GET

Audio built to your spec

The sound files your model needs, in the conditions it will face.

Collected to your spec

Any language, any accent, on demand.

Real-world or studio

Background noise or clean capture, your choice.

Audio first, layers optional

Transcription, timestamps, and speaker labels as add-ons.

Request a sample audio dataset License it from our library, or own it outright.
THE PROBLEM

Why speech models fail

A model breaks on the accents, noise, and devices missing from its training.

Trained on clean, studio, or synthetic audio

Performs in ideal conditions. Breaks on real accents, noise, and code-switching.

Trained on real-world audio from Rwazi

Holds up where your users actually speak.

WHAT SYNTHETIC DATA MISSES

The conditions clean audio never sees

Background noise

Traffic, crowds, machinery, and wind.

Accent diversity

Accent and dialect variation drives a large share of recognition failures.

Code-switching

Code-switching mid-sentence drops accuracy sharply.

Emotional speech

Frustration, excitement, hesitation, and crying.

Device variability

Phone mics, Bluetooth headsets, microphones, and network degradation.

Edge cases

Speech impediments and elderly speakers.

Rwazi captures these conditions through its consumer network, so a model hears them before it ships.

SAMPLE TYPES

What does an audio sample look like?

Each delivery arrives as clips matched to the agreed languages and conditions, in WAV, MP3, or FLAC. Every clip carries demographic metadata: age, gender, and location. Each file records who captured it, where, and when, under a consistent naming convention.

SAMPLE 01

Accented and multilingual speech, in real-world noise.

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SAMPLE 02

Code-switching, spontaneous conversation.

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SAMPLE 03

Studio-grade, single or multi-speaker.

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SAMPLE 04

Contact-center and noisy-environment audio.

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WHAT WE CAPTURE

What we capture, to your spec

You set every dimension, and we collect exactly what your model needs.

Languages
Any language190+ countries
Accents & dialects
Native speakersRegional accents
Code-switching
Hindi-EnglishSpanish-EnglishFrench-English
Style
SpontaneousScripted
Conditions
Real-world noiseStudio-grade
Speakers
SingleDualMulti-speakerConversational
Scale

A few hundred to tens of thousands of hours, to your spec.

Audio specs
Sample rateMono / stereoBit depth
Add-ons
TranscriptionTimestampsSpeaker labels
Formats & delivery
WAVMP3FLAC
Request your custom specs
COLLECTION MODES

Two ways to capture, your choice

We work both ends of the spectrum. You pick the condition your model needs.

Real-world capture

For models that must hold up in production. Accents, background noise, and spontaneous speech, captured where your users actually are.

Studio-grade capture

For models that need precision. Cleaner speech, specific mics, and scripted or semi-scripted prompts, in controlled conditions.

GLOBAL COVERAGE

Your users are global. Your training data should be too

When collection covers a handful of major markets, models break everywhere else. Rwazi collects across 190+ countries, in any language its contributors speak. Native speakers record in their own conditions.

  • 190+ countries
  • 100+ languages
  • Regional accents and dialects
  • Code-switching
  • Real-world or studio
WHY TEAMS COLLECT WITH RWAZI

Why teams collect with Rwazi

Built in

Demographic metadata, built in

Every clip carries who recorded it: age, gender, and location, tagged at the point of capture, with richer fields like income available on request.

Reach on demand

We collect across 190+ countries, so a model for a given market trains on data gathered in that market.

Zero-party, collected by Rwazi

Contributors collect it directly under explicit consent, sourced through Rwazi, and it is yours to use.

Quality assurance

Every file runs through multi-stage checks and human review before delivery.

Exclusive or licensed

Choose from a range of exclusive, licensed audio datasets tailored to you.

USE CASES

Built for the voice AI you are shipping

Voice assistants, ASR, and conversational AI

Problem

Models break on non-standard accents and dialects.

Solution

Speech in any language contributors speak, with regional accents, from native speakers, for ASR and conversational AI datasets.

Impact
Accuracy lift in underrepresented markets.
HOW IT WORKS

From your spec to your cloud, in four steps

01 · Define

Languages, accents, noise profile, speakers, hours, and pass-or-reject spec.

02 · Collect

Real people across 190+ countries, real-world or studio.

03 · Quality control

Human review against your spec before delivery.

04 · Deliver

WAV, MP3, or FLAC to your S3, Azure Blob Storage, or GCS, or via SFTP.

Run it as a one-off project or a recurring refresh, weekly or monthly.

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COMPARISON

How Rwazi compares to other providers

The same data, captured in the real world. Here is how that stacks up against the alternatives.

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Rwazi
Option 1Option 2Option 3
Real-world dataReal-world capture in 190+ countriesDigital-firstLimited physicalInconsistent
Mobile-native5M+ consumer network, on mobileDesktop focusLimitedWeb-based
Geographic coverage190+ countriesUS/Europe biasLimited coverageLimited coverage
Data modalitiesAudio, video, image, text, GPS, sensorImages/textAudio/textBasic tasks
Pricing transparencyPriced to spec, quote in daysQuote on requestComplexTransparent tiers
QualityMulti-stage reviewVendor-reportedVariableVariable
ComplianceContributor consent captured per taskFedRAMP, SOC 2SOC 2, ISO 27001Limited

Rwazi collects it from the real world.

Our 5M+ consumer network captures data in real environments across 190+ countries, so your models train on what your users actually produce.

QUALITY AND TRUST

Quality you set, checked before it ships

You set the spec. A multi-stage QC team validates every file against your pass-or-reject criteria, with human review and reports. Every file carries its provenance: who recorded it, where, and when.

  1. 01You set the pass-or-reject spec
  2. 02Multi-stage checks with human review
  3. 03Human review
  4. 04Provenance recorded per file
  5. 05Delivered to your cloud
Multi-stage checks with human review
Full provenance on every file: who recorded it, where, and when
Explicit consent
Licensed or fully owned, yours to use

Contact the Rwazi AI datasets team

Send us your brief, or book a live demo. We will reply with how we would collect it and a sample to review.

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FAQ

Questions teams ask before they buy

What is audio and speech training data?+

Audio of real people speaking, used to train and fine-tune speech models such as ASR and voice AI. Rwazi collects it to your spec across 190+ countries, real-world or studio.

Which languages and accents can Rwazi collect?+

Rwazi collects any language its contributors speak, with regional accents, code-switching, and real-world noise or studio-clean capture. Coverage is strongest in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, and Hindi.

Do you cover code-switching and noisy environments?+

Yes. We capture mixed-language speech and real-world background noise, or studio-clean when you need it.

What formats and delivery come with each dataset?+

Rwazi delivers WAV, MP3, or FLAC files to S3, Azure Blob Storage, or GCS, or via SFTP. Every file passes quality checks and human review, with a consistent naming convention and demographic metadata. Raw bulk files are also available.

Does it include transcription or speaker labels?+

Raw audio is the core. Transcription, timestamps, and speaker labels are available as add-ons.

How fast can you deliver?+

Curated sprints run in days; larger or recurring engagements run longer. Run it one-off or as a weekly or monthly refresh.

How is it priced?+

Scoped to your use case. The variables include volume, languages and accents, exclusive versus licensed, and add-ons. Share your requirement and we will scope it.

How do you handle consent and ownership?+

Contributors collect under explicit consent, direct from Rwazi. License it or own it outright, and every file carries its provenance.

How does real speech compare to synthetic audio?+

Synthetic audio comes from a model, so it covers the conditions that the model learned. Rwazi collects speech from real people, in studio or real-world conditions, to match what a product hears in use.

What does a delivery look like?+

Delivery includes quality-checked and human-reviewed files with a consistent naming convention, the specified format, and demographic metadata delivered to your cloud. Raw bulk files are also available.

Where can a team buy a voice dataset with transcription?+

Rwazi collects voice datasets to order. A team sets the languages, accents, speakers, hours, and recording conditions. Transcription, timestamps, and speaker labels come as add-ons. The team licenses the data or owns it outright.

What makes a good AI audio dataset?+

A good AI audio dataset matches the conditions the model will face. Native speakers from the target market record it, in the accents users bring. When users talk over traffic on phone mics, the clips carry the same sounds. Contributors give explicit consent per task. Every clip carries demographic metadata, and human review checks each file against a pass-or-reject spec.