Deepgram pricing in 2026
Speech-to-text, text-to-speech and voice agent APIs for developers. How Deepgram charges, its plans and the alternatives.
Billing
Pay as you use
Plans
Deepgram plans and prices
2 plans with a public price, in US dollars.
Pay As You Go
$0No fixed fee · pay per use
- $200 free credit, no card required
- No minimum, credits don't expire
- Up to 150 WebSocket STT streams
Growth
$4,000/ year
≈ $333.33 a month
- Prepaid annual credits from $4,000
- Up to 20% lower usage rates
- Up to 225 WebSocket STT streams
Nova-3 streaming $0.0048/min PAYG ($0.0042 Growth); pre-recorded $0.0043/min; Aura-2 TTS $0.030 per 1k chars. Growth is $4K+/yr prepaid. Enterprise (custom models, self-hosted): contact sales.
Prices from Deepgram's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026. Usage-based: the bill depends on volume, so these are starting points, not a quote. Taxes, seat minimums and promotions vary.
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FAQ
Deepgram pricing questions
How does Deepgram charge?
Deepgram is usage-based: you pay for what you use (transactions, messages, compute and so on) rather than a fixed subscription, so the bill depends on volume. Plans according to Deepgram's pricing page (checked 26 Oct 2026): Growth $333.33 a month. Nova-3 streaming $0.0048/min PAYG ($0.0042 Growth); pre-recorded $0.0043/min; Aura-2 TTS $0.030 per 1k chars. Growth is $4K+/yr prepaid. Enterprise (custom models, self-hosted): contact sales. There is no fixed monthly fee on Pay As You Go.
How much is Deepgram in naira?
At an indicative rate of ₦1,334 per $1 (26 Oct 2026), Growth at $333.33 is about ₦444,762 a month. Your bank's exchange rate and card fees decide the final charge.
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