Deepgram

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Building foundational AI for speech transcription and understanding.

Winter 2016Founded 2015115 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA; Remote

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About

Deepgram is a foundational AI company on a mission to understand human language. We give any developer access to the most advanced speech AI transcription and understanding with just an API call. Our models deliver the fastest, most accurate transcription alongside contextual features like summarization, sentiment analysis, and topic detection. Beyond that, developers can: 🔊 Process live-streaming or pre-recorded audio 🌎 Transcribe in dozens of languages ⚙️ Train custom models for unique use cases 🔑 Access deep NLU with a unified API 💻 Build in any programming language with our SDKs ✅ Deploy on-prem or on DG’s managed cloud 📈 Get scalable GPU infra for training and inference Deepgram is a proud NVIDIA partner and Y Combinator company, and we recently completed a $72M Series B to define the future of AI Speech Understanding, making us the most-funded speech AI company at its stage.

From their website

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API/InfraSubscription · Plans include Free, Pay As You Go, Growth, and Enterprise tiers with per-minute pricing for Speech-to-Text, Text-to-Speech, and Voice Agent APIs; Growth offers pre-paid credits with volume-based discounts.

Deepgram provides enterprise-grade speech-based APIs including Speech-to-Text, Text-to-Speech, and Voice Agent APIs. It emphasizes real-time, scalable, and cost-efficient voice AI with unified API access and options for cloud or self-hosted deployments.

Deepgram offers a unified Voice AI API that combines speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and LLM orchestration in a single interface. It supports real-time and batch processing, multilingual capabilities (e.g., Flux and Nova models), speaker diarization, language detection, and turn-based conversational features for voice agents. It provides options for developers to build with APIs, platform integrations, and enterprise solutions, with self-hosted and cloud deployments, and pricing tiers that include Pay As You Go and Growth credits.

Who it’s for: Enterprises and developers building voice-powered applications, contact centers, and platforms requiring scalable STT, TTS, and voice agent capabilities.

Features

Real-time and batch speech processing
Unified Voice Agent API for STT, TTS, and LLM orchestration
Multilingual support with Flux and Nova models
Speaker diarization and automatic language detection
Low latency conversational turn handling
Self-hosted and cloud deployment options
Platform integrations and enterprise solutions

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