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Deepgram
shipSpeech-to-text API built for developers — fast, cheap, real-time.
deepgram.comVerified 2026-08-15
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The workhorse STT API: real-time streaming, solid accuracy and pricing that undercuts most rivals at volume. If self-hosted Whisper's latency does not fit, this is the default.
Known limitations
- Accuracy on heavy accents and noise below a well-tuned Whisper setup.
- Diarization and formatting need tuning per use case.
- Another vendor dependency in your voice pipeline.
Facts
- pricing
- freemium1
- price note
- $200 free credits; Nova-3 STT from $0.0048/min (promo)
- free tier
- yes
- open source
- no
- api
- yes
- self-host
- no
- category
- audio
Sources
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Murf AI
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Business-focused voiceover studio for presentations and e-learning.
APIFREE TIER
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Suno
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Full-song generation — vocals, lyrics, arrangement — from a text prompt.
FREE TIER
freemiumfree tier (50 credits/day, non-commercial); Pro $10/mo, Premier $30/mo