diff --git a/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-assemblyai/livekit/plugins/assemblyai/stt.py b/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-assemblyai/livekit/plugins/assemblyai/stt.py
index 9ead487f26..239389ec8e 100644
--- a/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-assemblyai/livekit/plugins/assemblyai/stt.py
+++ b/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-assemblyai/livekit/plugins/assemblyai/stt.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import os
 import weakref
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Literal
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
 import aiohttp
@@ -45,7 +46,10 @@
 class STTOptions:
     sample_rate: int
     buffer_size_seconds: float
-    encoding: str = "pcm_s16le"
+    encoding: Literal["pcm_s16le", "pcm_mulaw"] = "pcm_s16le"
+    speech_model: Literal["universal-streaming-english", "universal-streaming-multilingual"] = (
+        "universal-streaming-english"
+    )
     end_of_turn_confidence_threshold: NotGivenOr[float] = NOT_GIVEN
     min_end_of_turn_silence_when_confident: NotGivenOr[int] = NOT_GIVEN
     max_turn_silence: NotGivenOr[int] = NOT_GIVEN
@@ -59,7 +63,10 @@ def __init__(
         *,
         api_key: NotGivenOr[str] = NOT_GIVEN,
         sample_rate: int = 16000,
-        encoding: str = "pcm_s16le",
+        encoding: Literal["pcm_s16le", "pcm_mulaw"] = "pcm_s16le",
+        model: Literal[
+            "universal-streaming-english", "universal-streaming-multilingual"
+        ] = "universal-streaming-english",
         end_of_turn_confidence_threshold: NotGivenOr[float] = NOT_GIVEN,
         min_end_of_turn_silence_when_confident: NotGivenOr[int] = NOT_GIVEN,
         max_turn_silence: NotGivenOr[int] = NOT_GIVEN,
@@ -83,6 +90,7 @@ def __init__(
             sample_rate=sample_rate,
             buffer_size_seconds=buffer_size_seconds,
             encoding=encoding,
+            speech_model=model,
             end_of_turn_confidence_threshold=end_of_turn_confidence_threshold,
             min_end_of_turn_silence_when_confident=min_end_of_turn_silence_when_confident,
             max_turn_silence=max_turn_silence,
@@ -301,6 +309,7 @@ async def _connect_ws(self) -> aiohttp.ClientWebSocketResponse:
         live_config = {
             "sample_rate": self._opts.sample_rate,
             "encoding": self._opts.encoding,
+            "speech_model": self._opts.speech_model,
             "format_turns": self._opts.format_turns if is_given(self._opts.format_turns) else None,
             "end_of_turn_confidence_threshold": self._opts.end_of_turn_confidence_threshold
             if is_given(self._opts.end_of_turn_confidence_threshold)
@@ -335,23 +344,37 @@ async def _connect_ws(self) -> aiohttp.ClientWebSocketResponse:
     def _process_stream_event(self, data: dict) -> None:
         message_type = data.get("type")
         if message_type == "Turn":
-            transcript = data.get("transcript")
             words = data.get("words", [])
-            end_of_turn = data.get("end_of_turn")
-
-            if transcript and end_of_turn:
-                turn_is_formatted = data.get("turn_is_formatted", False)
-                if not self._opts.format_turns or (self._opts.format_turns and turn_is_formatted):
-                    final_event = stt.SpeechEvent(
-                        type=stt.SpeechEventType.FINAL_TRANSCRIPT,
-                        # TODO: We can't know the language?
-                        alternatives=[stt.SpeechData(language="en-US", text=transcript)],
-                    )
-                else:
-                    # skip emitting final transcript if format_turns is enabled but this
-                    # turn isn't formatted
-                    return
+            end_of_turn = data.get("end_of_turn", False)
+            turn_is_formatted = data.get("turn_is_formatted", False)
+            utterance = data.get("utterance", "")
+            transcript = data.get("transcript", "")
+
+            if words:
+                interim_text = " ".join(word.get("text", "") for word in words)
+                interim_event = stt.SpeechEvent(
+                    type=stt.SpeechEventType.INTERIM_TRANSCRIPT,
+                    alternatives=[stt.SpeechData(language="en", text=interim_text)],
+                )
+                self._event_ch.send_nowait(interim_event)
+
+            if utterance:
+                final_event = stt.SpeechEvent(
+                    type=stt.SpeechEventType.PREFLIGHT_TRANSCRIPT,
+                    alternatives=[stt.SpeechData(language="en", text=utterance)],
+                )
                 self._event_ch.send_nowait(final_event)
+
+            if end_of_turn and (
+                not (is_given(self._opts.format_turns) and self._opts.format_turns)
+                or turn_is_formatted
+            ):
+                final_event = stt.SpeechEvent(
+                    type=stt.SpeechEventType.FINAL_TRANSCRIPT,
+                    alternatives=[stt.SpeechData(language="en", text=transcript)],
+                )
+                self._event_ch.send_nowait(final_event)
+
                 self._event_ch.send_nowait(stt.SpeechEvent(type=stt.SpeechEventType.END_OF_SPEECH))
 
                 if self._speech_duration > 0.0:
@@ -364,12 +387,3 @@ def _process_stream_event(self, data: dict) -> None:
                     )
                     self._event_ch.send_nowait(usage_event)
                     self._speech_duration = 0
-
-            else:
-                non_final_words = [word["text"] for word in words if not word["word_is_final"]]
-                interim = " ".join(non_final_words)
-                interim_event = stt.SpeechEvent(
-                    type=stt.SpeechEventType.INTERIM_TRANSCRIPT,
-                    alternatives=[stt.SpeechData(language="en-US", text=f"{transcript} {interim}")],
-                )
-                self._event_ch.send_nowait(interim_event)