VOICE & AUDIO · WORTH A LOOK
Deepgram
Real-time speech-to-text, text-to-speech and voice agent APIs, used by enterprises and 200k+ developers.
What Deepgram does
Real-time speech-to-text, text-to-speech and voice agent APIs, used by enterprises and 200k+ developers. Low-latency speech APIs (Nova/Flux STT models, TTS, Voice Agent API) with pay-as-you-go pricing.
Good for
- Transcribe calls and meetings
- Build voice agents and IVR replacements
- Real-time captioning
Try this in 10 minutes
- Transcribe calls and meetings. Use the free plan: pick one real example from your own business and try just that.
- Build voice agents and IVR replacements. Put the result next to how you do it today. Is it faster, cheaper or better?
- Real-time captioning. Note what you had to fix by hand before you'd show it to a customer.
Mini-tasks based on common small-business uses for this tool.
Honest take
No red flags in our notes so far
- Standard building block for voice agents alongside LiveKit.
Pricing
$200 free credit, then pay-as-you-go (e.g. STT from ~$0.0048–0.0078/min depending on model); growth/enterprise plans.
Prices as listed by the maker when we last checked (2026-10-18); usually in US dollars. Check the website for current prices.
Latest update
No major updates recorded since we added it.
Is Deepgram worth it? Quick answers
Is Deepgram worth it?
Deepgram is worth a look if it matches a job you already do (Voice & audio). Standard building block for voice agents alongside LiveKit. There is a free tier, so you can test it before paying.
How much does Deepgram cost?
$200 free credit, then pay-as-you-go (e.g. STT from ~$0.0048–0.0078/min depending on model); growth/enterprise plans.
What is Deepgram used for?
Real-time speech-to-text, text-to-speech and voice agent APIs, used by enterprises and 200k+ developers. Typical uses: transcribe calls and meetings; build voice agents and IVR replacements; real-time captioning.