Deepgram vs Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
Ai Transcription Apis pricing comparison · 2026
Deepgram pricing ranges from $0–$4000/minute, while Google Cloud Speech-to-Text ranges from $0–$0/minute. These products use different pricing models (Usage-based (pay per token/image/minute) vs Per-seat subscription), so a direct price comparison isn't meaningful — costs depend on usage volume and mix.
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Deepgram and Google Cloud Speech-to-Text both operate in the ai transcription apis category. This page compares their published pricing.
Plan-by-Plan Pricing
| Plan | Deepgram | Google Cloud Speech-to-Text |
|---|---|---|
| Pay As You Go | Custom | Free /minute |
| Growth | Custom | Free /minute |
| Enterprise | Custom | Free |
Cost at Scale
Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.
Deepgram
6 scenarios$46.20/month ($554.40/year)
Live Captioning for Webinars (100 hours/month)
100 hours × 60 min/hr × $0.0077/min. Real-time streaming costs the same per-minute rate as batch processing. Total annual cost: $554.40 for 1,200 hours.
$231/month ($2,772/year)
Customer Call Analytics (500 hours/month)
500 hours × 60 min/hr × $0.0077/min. Switching to Growth plan with $4,000 prepayment reduces Nova-3 to $0.0065/min, saving $216/year (7.8% savings). Growth plan cost: $195/month ($2,340/year + $4,000 prepayment = $6,340 total for first year).
$4,800/month ($57,600/year estimate)
Enterprise Voice Agent Platform (10,000 hours/month)
10,000 hours × 60 min/hr × $0.08/min for Voice Agent API (10x more than transcription alone). Enterprise plan with 30-40% volume discount reduces this to ~$3,360-$4,032/month ($40,320-$48,384/year). Minimum Enterprise commitment typically $15,000-$30,000 annually.
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
3 scenarios$120/month ($1,440/year)
Media Company Archive Processing (500 hours/month, batch)
30,000 minutes at $0.004/min via Dynamic Batch. Add $50-$100/month for Cloud Storage and egress fees. Total: $170-$220/month. This is 92% cheaper than AWS Transcribe standard ($720/month) and 67% cheaper than OpenAI Whisper ($180/month) for the same volume.
$192/month ($2,304/year)
Real-Time Captioning Service (200 hours/month)
12,000 minutes at $0.016/min for standard real-time processing. Add $30-$80/month for GCP infrastructure (Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, Storage). Total: $222-$272/month. First 60 minutes/month free reduces to 11,940 billable minutes ($191/month).
$4,800/month ($57,600/year)
Enterprise Analytics Platform (5,000 hours/month)
300,000 minutes at $0.016/min standard rate. Enterprise volume pricing (contact sales) may reduce to $0.008-$0.012/min ($2,400-$3,600/month). Add $300-$500/month for BigQuery, Storage, and Cloud Functions. Using Dynamic Batch where real-time is not needed reduces to $1,200/month base.
Market Intelligence
Deepgram
- Median annual cost
- $200
- Based on
- 9 deals
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
- Median annual cost
- $300
- Based on
- 15 deals