Deepgram
Voice infrastructure / API| Pricing | Pay-as-you-go with $200 free credit; Growth from $4K+/year. STT e.g. Nova-3 streaming ~$0.0048–$0.0077/min; Flux conversational STT ~$0.0065/min; Voice Agent API also offered. |
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| Per-minute price | STT from ~$0.0043/min (model and plan dependent) |
| Free tier | $200 free credit |
| Key features | Speech-to-text (Nova-3, Flux), text-to-speech, Voice Agent API; turn detection |
| Best for | Builders choosing an STT/voice API layer |
| Website | https://deepgram.com |
| Date checked | 2026-10-16 |
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