YCS26· AI· DevtoolsSpeko
OpenRouter for Voice AI: one API, every call on the best speech model
Founders
- Beknazar AbdikamalovFounder/CEO
Same space
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About Speko
Speko is a router for voice models: one API key, and your voice agent runs on the speech-to-text, LLM, and text-to-speech models we measured as best for your language and use case. The measurements are public at benchmarks.speko.ai: we test new models the day they ship and re-route when the numbers change, so you rewrite nothing. We ran this bake-off by hand for four years at previous company, shipping production voice for Fortune 500s.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Speko: questions
Which YC batch was Speko in?
Speko was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).
Is Speko still active?
Y Combinator lists Speko as active.
Who founded Speko?
Speko's founders, as listed on its YC page: Beknazar Abdikamalov (Founder/CEO).
Where is Speko based?
Speko lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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