Deepgram Aura by Deepgram
Aura-2 text-to-speech API priced per 1,000 characters.
Voiceover (text-to-speech) Service
Price
Free tier
$200 free credit; a promo adds credits up to $500 until...
Commercial use
Unclear
Credit the author
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Agent access
Public API
API key needed
Rules for your agent
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- Deepgram Aura (Voiceover (text-to-speech)). Aura-2 text-to-speech API priced per 1,000 characters. Price: free tier; commercial use unclear; shipping inside an app unclear. Connect: API docs https://developers.deepgram.com/docs/tts-models (API key needed); npm @deepgram/sdk; PyPI deepgram-sdk. Rule: Check the Aura language list first; it covers EN, ES, NL, FR, DE, IT and JA but not Russian.
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License
| License | — |
|---|---|
| Commercial use | Commercial use unclear |
| Credit | — |
| Inside your app or game | Shipping inside an app unclear |
| Monetized YouTube | Monetized YouTube unclear |
| AI training | Not stated |
| Bots and bulk downloads | Not stated |
| Rules |
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Connect it to an agent
| MCP server | None found |
|---|---|
| API | API docs · key needed |
| npm | npm install @deepgram/sdk |
| PyPI | pip install deepgram-sdk |
| Status page | status.deepgram.com |
Pricing
| Free | $200 free credit; a promo adds credits up to $500 until 2026-12-31. |
|---|---|
| Paid from | — |
| Usage price | Pay as you go: Aura-2 $0.030/1K chars ($0.027 on Growth); Aura-1 $0.015/1K; Flux TTS $0.045/1K. |
Sources
Read on Oct 10, 2026: deepgram.com/pricing, developers.deepgram.com/docs/tts-models.
Not confirmed: Commercial terms not read.
Not legal advice. Check the license page before you ship.
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