Deepgram

by Deepgram

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Verdict

AI speech-to-text and text-to-speech API

Real-time speech-to-text; audio intelligence; sentiment analysis; topic detection; language detection

Best for

Developers building voice appscall center platformsmeeting techtranscription services

Free tier: Free: $200 credit for new accounts; pay-per-use after
Starting price: $0.0048/min promotional (strikethrough regular $0.0077/min). $200 credit on signup.
Platforms: api
Company: Deepgram

Plan	Price
Pay-as-you-go	See pricing
Nova-3 Monolingual pre-recorded currently	$0.0048/min promotional (strikethrough regular $0.0077/min). $200 credit on signup.

Prices checked 2026-10-14

Works with

Outputs

How to use Deepgram on phones and tablets.

Offline: No
API: Yes
Languages: 36+ languages for transcription
Difficulty: Beginner-friendly
Privacy: High
Time to productivity: 1 hour
Upgrade when: Credit exhaustion; Growth plan features; enterprise SLA; on-premise; custom models
Integrations: Python/JS/Go/.NET SDKs, Twilio, Zoom, WebSocket streaming
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REST API

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by AssemblyAI

AI transcription and audio intelligence API

FreemiumBeginner-friendlyWeb

Good for AI APIs & Developer Services

Free-plan details

limited hours; basic transcription and AI features

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