The first hybrid simultaneous interpretation system.
Pikka Speech puts human interpreters and AI on the same language channels and lets them interchange seamlessly during a live event. Every target language chooses its own voice — AI, human, or both. Handoff stays on the same channel as one continuous stream; listeners may hear a different voice.
The category Pikka Speech created, in plain terms.
A hybrid simultaneous interpretation system (hybrid SIS) is event interpretation where human interpreters and AI share the same language channels and hand the microphone back and forth during a live event. Traditional SIS runs on interpreters alone, with booths and receivers. AI-only platforms run on models alone. A hybrid SIS runs both, under one host and one room code, so every channel always has a voice.
Pikka Speech combines human interpreters and AI on one platform.
Each target language channel runs AI, human, or hybrid coverage.
Human interpreters take over from AI in real time, mid-event.
Comparison
How hybrid compares
Traditional SIS stopped at humans. AI tools stopped at models. Pikka Speech runs both.
Comparison of traditional human SIS, AI-only interpretation, and the Pikka Speech hybrid SIS
Traditional human SIS
AI-only platforms
Pikka Speech hybrid SIS
Interpreter source
Human interpreters only
AI models only
Human + AI, interchangeable
Per-language control
One setup for every language
One AI mode for the whole event
AI, human, or hybrid per language
AI fallback during human breaks
Not applicable
Human takeover from AI
Not applicable
Attendee hardware
Receivers and headsets
App installs
Phone browser — QR code join
Venue caption displays
Extra AV integration
Not included
Native LED and projector displays
Per-language setup cost
$150+/hour plus AV
Varies per tool
From $49 per language, per event
How it works
Seamless interchange, in three steps
01
Assign each language a mode
Set every target language to AI, human, or AI + human. Coverage is per language, so one room can mix all three at once.
02
Humans take over in one press
The interpreter presses take-over and the channel switches to their voice instantly. Listeners hear one continuous stream — no channel change, no silence.
03
AI covers every gap
When the human pauses, steps away, or disconnects, AI continues interpreting on the same channel as one continuous stream. Listeners may hear a different voice.
Why it wins
Human nuance where it matters. AI scale where it doesn't.
No dead air, ever
Breaks, handovers, and technical issues are covered by AI the moment a human channel falls silent.
Humans stay in control
Interpreters choose when to take over. AI assists, it never competes — the human is always the priority voice.
One platform, every skill level
Small events run fully on AI. High-stakes channels get human interpreters. Both live in the same room with the same audience flow.
Per-language economics
Pay $49 per target language, plus $499 only for languages that use AI. Human channels cost the base fee only.
Use cases
Where hybrid SIS shines
International conferencesGovernment summitsMultilingual company town hallsTrade expos and forumsUniversity lecturesReligious gatheringsPress conferencesBoard meetings
Questions
Hybrid SIS, answered
What is a hybrid SIS?
A hybrid SIS is a simultaneous interpretation system where human interpreters and AI interpret on the same platform and can interchange during a live event. Pikka Speech is the first system built this way: each target language channel can be AI, human, or AI + human, and a human can take over from AI at any moment.
Is Pikka Speech really the first hybrid SIS in the industry?
Yes. Traditional SIS platforms are human-only with booths and receivers, and AI-only platforms cannot seat a human interpreter on a channel. Pikka Speech is the first to run both on the same channels, with seamless handoffs between human interpreters and AI during a live event.
Can a human interpreter take over from AI mid-event?
Yes. On an AI + human channel, the interpreter takes over with a single press and the channel switches to their voice instantly. The audience hears one continuous stream — no channel changes, no silence.
Does AI keep working when the human interpreter pauses?
Yes. AI covers the channel automatically whenever the human interpreter pauses, steps away, or disconnects. When the interpreter resumes, the channel returns to their voice.
Can each target language use a different mode?
Yes. Coverage is set per target language, not per event. One room can run Japanese with a human interpreter, Bahasa Melayu as AI + human, and Spanish, Korean, and Arabic fully on AI — all at the same time.
How is hybrid interpretation priced?
Every target language carries a $49 base fee per event. Languages that use AI interpretation (AI or AI + human coverage) add $499. A human-only channel pays just the $49 base — the interpreter's professional fee is separate. 25 listeners are included, with extra seats from $2.
