diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 424d6a420..45131e331 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
+- Added `keyterms_prompt` parameter to `AssemblyAIConnectionParams`.
+
+- Added `speech_model` parameter to `AssemblyAIConnectionParams` to access the multilingual model.
+
 - The runner `--folder` argument now supports downloading files from
   subdirectories.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/assemblyai/models.py b/src/pipecat/services/assemblyai/models.py
index d263d113d..52ea87d87 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/assemblyai/models.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/assemblyai/models.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class AssemblyAIConnectionParams(BaseModel):
         min_end_of_turn_silence_when_confident: Minimum silence duration when confident about end-of-turn.
         max_turn_silence: Maximum silence duration before forcing end-of-turn.
         keyterms_prompt: List of key terms to guide transcription. Will be JSON serialized before sending.
+        speech_model: Select between English and multilingual models. Defaults to "universal-streaming-english".
     """
 
     sample_rate: int = 16000
@@ -119,3 +120,6 @@ class AssemblyAIConnectionParams(BaseModel):
     min_end_of_turn_silence_when_confident: Optional[int] = None
     max_turn_silence: Optional[int] = None
     keyterms_prompt: Optional[List[str]] = None
+    speech_model: Literal["universal-streaming-english", "universal-streaming-multilingual"] = (
+        "universal-streaming-english"
+    )