# Deepgram Speech-to-Text API

by [Deepgram](/organizations/deepgram/)

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- **Slug:** deepgram-speech-to-text-api
- **Product website:** https://deepgram.com
- **Documentation:** https://developers.deepgram.com
- **Pricing:** https://deepgram.com/pricing
- **Organization website:** https://deepgram.com
- **Categories:** [Speech-to-Text](/categories/speech-to-text/)

## Description

Real-time and batch Speech-to-Text API with developer documentation at developers.deepgram.com.

## AI-native score

**Tier C — 54/100 · research coverage 46/100.** This grade measures agent-readiness and is not a substitute for your own security or vendor-risk review. See [methodology](/methodology/) for how the grade and coverage are computed. Unresearched decision fields score zero in the grade.

| Component | Applies | Raw | Effective weight | Nominal weight | Contribution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Integration | Yes | 6/10 | 35% | 35% | 21.0 |
| Trust | Yes | 2/6 | 30% | 30% | 10.0 |
| Portability | Yes | 3/4 | 20% | 20% | 15.0 |
| Security | Yes | 2/4 | 15% | 15% | 7.5 |

- **Integration signals:** MCP server (+2); API spec, OpenAPI / gRPC / GraphQL (+1); Command-line interface (+1); SDK / developer kit (+1); Agent skill (+1)
- **Trust signals:** Zero data retention (available, +1); No generative AI training (available, +1)
- **Portability signals:** Open standards (+1); No proprietary-SDK lock-in (+1); Self-hostable (+1)
- **Security signals:** Compliance certifications (+1); Access controls — RBAC / ABAC (+1)

## Trust & Data Policy

- **Zero data retention:** ○ Available
- **No generative AI training:** ○ Available
- **Open standards:** ✓ Yes
- **No proprietary-SDK lock-in:** ✓ Yes
- **Self-hostable:** ✓ Yes
- **Not yet researched:** llms.txt, WebMCP, Headless signup, Trust center, Multi-factor authentication, Hard budget caps, Sandbox environment, Data export, Data import, Standard protocol access, Documented provider swap, Open source
- **Self-hosting guide:** https://developers.deepgram.com/docs/self-hosted-introduction

## Security & Compliance

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- **Compliance certifications:** California Consumer Privacy Act, General Data Protection Regulation, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, System and Organization Controls 2
- **Access controls:** Role-Based Access Control

## Capabilities

No capabilities listed.

## Jobs To Be Done

No jobs to be done listed.

## Offers

**Pricing page:** https://deepgram.com/pricing

### Pay As You Go

- Nova-3 Monolingual pre-recorded: 0.0043 USD per audio_minute; payment unknown; no minimum commitment
- Nova-3 Multilingual pre-recorded: 0.0052 USD per audio_minute; payment unknown; no minimum commitment
- Whisper Large pre-recorded: 0.0048 USD per audio_minute; payment unknown; no minimum commitment
- Nova-3 Monolingual streaming: 0.0048 USD per audio_minute; payment unknown; no minimum commitment
- Nova-3 Multilingual streaming: 0.0058 USD per audio_minute; payment unknown; no minimum commitment
- Flux English streaming: 0.0065 USD per audio_minute; payment unknown; no minimum commitment
- Flux Multilingual streaming: 0.0078 USD per audio_minute; payment unknown; no minimum commitment
Nova-3 Monolingual streaming: Limited-time promotional streaming rate.
Nova-3 Multilingual streaming: Limited-time promotional streaming rate.
Flux English streaming: Limited-time promotional streaming rate.
Base speech-to-text rates; optional add-ons cost extra. The plan has no minimums and credits do not expire.
**Billing:** Pay As You Go
https://deepgram.com/pricing


## Reviews

No approved reviews yet.

## Benchmarks

No benchmarks listed.

## Documentation

The primary documentation link is at the top of this page. No other documentation links listed.

## API Specs

- [Deepgram Speech-to-Text API OpenAPI specification](https://developers.deepgram.com/openapi.json) (OpenAPI)

## MCP Servers

- [Deepgram documentation MCP server](https://api.dx.deepgram.com/kapa/mcp)

## A2A Servers

Not yet researched.

## Native Connectors

Not yet researched.

## Command-Line Interfaces

- [Deepgram CLI](https://developers.deepgram.com/developer-tools/cli/getting-started.md) (`deepgram-cli`)

## Developer Kits

- [Deepgram JavaScript SDK](https://github.com/deepgram/deepgram-js-sdk) — Languages: JavaScript
- [Deepgram Python SDK](https://github.com/deepgram/deepgram-python-sdk) — Languages: Python

## Agent Skills

- [Deepgram Speech-to-Text](https://github.com/deepgram/skills/blob/main/skills/speech-to-text/SKILL.md)

## Related products

- [ElevenLabs](/organizations/elevenlabs/products/elevenlabs/) by ElevenLabs — Tier C. Shared category: Speech-to-Text.
- [AssemblyAI](/organizations/assemblyai/products/assemblyai/) by AssemblyAI — Unrated. Shared category: Speech-to-Text.
- [Gladia Speech-to-Text API](/organizations/gladia/products/gladia-speech-to-text-api/) by Gladia — Unrated. Shared category: Speech-to-Text.


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