Europe · Italy
Italian conversational speech dataset
1,000 hours of spontaneous Italian conversations recorded in Italy across 100 vetted native speakers. Dual-channel audio with time-aligned transcripts, speaker metadata (age, gender, region, device), and full chain-of-consent documentation. Licensed for commercial ASR, TTS, and voice AI training.
Dataset specifications
| Language | Italian |
|---|---|
| Recorded in | Italy |
| Speech type | Spontaneous two-person conversations |
| Volume | 1,000 hours |
| Speakers | 100 vetted native speakers |
| Audio | Dual-channel (one channel per speaker) |
| Transcripts | Time-aligned, human-verified |
| Metadata | Age, gender, region, recording device |
| License | Commercial (training & evaluation) |
| Price | $75 per hour of audio |
Need more hours, another dialect or your own recording setup? We collect speech data to spec.
Built for
Training and evaluating speech models that must handle real Italian speech:
- Automatic speech recognition (ASR / STT)
- Text-to-speech & voice synthesis prosody
- Voice agents and IVR for Italy
- Speaker diarization & turn-taking models
- Speech LLM / audio-understanding fine-tuning
Why conversational data?
Models trained on read speech consistently underperform on spontaneous audio. Disfluencies, overlap, and natural speech rates aren’t in the training distribution. This dataset closes that gap for Italian. Read more in our guide to conversational vs. scripted speech data.
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Public alternatives
Public Italian speech data vs. this dataset
| Source | What it is | License | Commercial training |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multilingual LibriSpeech (MLS) Italian (opens in a new tab)Meta AI (via OpenSLR) | Italian read audiobooks from LibriVox with transcripts. | CC BY 4.0 | Allowed |
| VoxPopuli Italian (transcribed) (opens in a new tab)Meta AI | Transcribed Italian speeches from European Parliament event recordings, 2009 to 2020. | CC0 for VoxPopuli data; the raw audio falls under the European Parliament legal notice (reuse allowed if the entire item is reproduced and the source acknowledged) | Unclear |
| Mozilla Common Voice Italian (Scripted Speech) (opens in a new tab)Mozilla Common Voice (via Mozilla Data Collective) | Read speech recordings in Italian, contributed by Common Voice volunteers. | CC0 1.0 | Allowed |
| Google FLEURS (it_it) (opens in a new tab)Google | Read sentences from the FLoRes benchmark, locale it_it. | CC BY 4.0 | Allowed |
Free Italian data here is audiobooks, parliament speeches and read sentences; this dataset is spontaneous two-person conversation recorded in Italy, with dual-channel audio and a commercial license.
Licenses as published by each source, checked October 2026. Check the current terms before use.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does the Italian speech dataset include?
1,000 hours of spontaneous two-person conversations from 100 vetted native speakers recorded in Italy, delivered as dual-channel audio with time-aligned transcripts, speaker metadata (age, gender, region, device), and consent documentation.
What makes Italian hard for speech recognition?
Italian is spoken with strong regional colour, from Milanese to Neapolitan and Sicilian accents, and many speakers mix in dialect words. Double consonants change meaning ("pala" is a shovel, "palla" a ball), and fast conversation merges words in ways read speech never shows.
Is there free Italian speech data?
Yes, Multilingual LibriSpeech Italian, Mozilla Common Voice Italian and Google FLEURS are free for commercial use. VoxPopuli Italian has unclear terms. This dataset is spontaneous two-person conversation recorded in Italy, with speaker metadata, one channel per speaker and signed commercial-use consent.
Can I use this Italian dataset commercially?
Yes. The dataset is licensed for commercial use, including training ASR, TTS, and other voice-AI models. Every speaker has signed explicit commercial-use consent, and we provide the full consent chain for your legal review.
How much does the Italian speech dataset cost?
Pricing is $75 per hour of audio. Volume discounts are available for full-dataset and multi-language purchases. Contact us for a quote.
Can I evaluate samples before buying?
Yes. Request samples with your company email, and we'll email you representative audio files and matching transcripts so your team can audit quality before committing.
$85/hr