Deepgram by Deepgram
Real-time and batch speech-to-text, text-to-speech and voice-agent APIs.
Voice (speech-to-text Official MCP server
Price
Free plan
list price
Free tier
Yes
$200 credit, no credit card
SDK downloads
1.7M
npm @deepgram/sdk · PyPI deepgram-sdk
Status
Up
8 incidents in 30 days
Pricing
| Free tier | $200 credit, no credit card |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | — |
| Usage price | Nova-3 streaming $0.0048/min (promo; regular $0.0077); pre-recorded $0.0043/min; Flux $0.0065/min (promo); Aura-2 TTS $0.030 per 1k characters |
| Good to know | Pay as you go; Growth plan ($4K+/year prepaid) saves up to 20%. Streaming prices are limited-time promotional rates. MCP server is built into the Deepgram CLI ('dg mcp'), not a separate package. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 9, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | Official |
|---|---|
| npm | npm install @deepgram/sdk |
| PyPI | pip install deepgram-sdk |
| GitHub | deepgram/deepgram-python-sdk · 469 stars · last push Oct 9, 2026 |
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