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–$0.078/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.
Deepgram
Deepgram is a real-time speech recognition platform designed for developers building voice
verified 5w ago
$300
$43K
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text pricing is usage-based, starting free for 60 minutes/month as
verified 20d ago
$300
$43K
Verdict · Vendr median · year 1
Google
saves
$43K
vs
Deepgram
· 25 seats
Cheapest
$300
Spread
99%
Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Usage-based
$0.0077 per minute
see vendor pricing for volume tiers
Usage-based
$0.016 per minute
see vendor pricing for volume tiers
What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
Median annual
$43K/yr
Vendr · n=42
↓ Lowest median
Median annual
$300/yr
Vendr · n=15
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Where this data comes from
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Sources
8 sourced facts
5 hidden-cost · 1 contract · Vendr median · 1 review platform
Last verified
1mo ago
Confidence
High confidence
Sources
1 sourced fact
Vendr median
Last verified
2w ago
Confidence
High confidence
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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 /minute |
| Speech-to-Text V2 API - Standard Recognition - 2,000,000+ minutes | — | Free /minute |
| Speech-to-Text V2 API - Standard Dynamic Batch Recognition | — | Free /minute |
| Speech-to-Text V1 API - Standard Recognition with Data Logging - 0 to 60 minutes | — | Free /minute |
| Speech-to-Text V1 API - Standard Recognition with Data Logging - 60+ minutes | — | Free /minute |
| Speech-to-Text V1 API - Standard Recognition without Data Logging - 0 to 60 minutes | — | Free /minute |
| Speech-to-Text V1 API - Standard Recognition without Data Logging - 60+ minutes | — | Free /minute |
| Medical Dictation - 0 to 60 minutes | — | Free /minute |
| Medical Dictation - 60+ minutes | — | Free /minute |
| Medical Conversation - 0 to 60 minutes | — | Free /minute |
| Medical Conversation - 60+ minutes | — | Free /minute |
| Large Workloads / Custom Quote | — | Free |
Cost at Scale
Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.
Deepgram
10 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
- $43,000
- Based on
- 42 deals
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
- Median annual cost
- $300
- Based on
- 15 deals