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Deepgram

The fastest and most accurate speech-to-text API for developers

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★4.7rating93 viewsPricing · FreemiumHot
The FalcoScan Intel PanelDeepgram · Voice
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.7
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Deepgram does

Deepgram provides enterprise-grade speech recognition with 30x faster transcription than real-time, 95%+ accuracy, and support for 100+ languages. Powers voice agents, meeting intelligence, and contact center AI.

How Deepgram compares with its closest alternatives

3 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Deepgram does. All 5 offer an API, as Deepgram does. Deepgram offers a web app. Of the 4 alternatives with platforms on record, all 4 offer a web app. Deepgram was founded in 2015; the alternatives were founded between 2006 and 2023, 1 of them earlier. Deepgram is based in San Francisco, United States; 3 of its 5 alternatives are in the United States too, and the others in the United Kingdom.

Market position · Voice

How Deepgram compares in Voice

Deepgram has moderate opportunity and sits in the middle third of 306 live Voice tools on FalcoScan. Across Voice, the average opportunity score is 66.1 and the average saturation score 41.2. FalcoScan rates Deepgram's own market position as contested. 92 of the 306 operating Voice tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 11 shutdowns in the category.

Deepgram compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
DeepgramFounded 2015 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
AssemblyAIFounded 2017 · San Francisco, United StatesHighContestedFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
Whisper APIFounded 2023 · San Francisco, United StatesHighCrowdedPaid—NoYesAPIHot
CartesiaFounded 2023 · San Francisco, United StatesHighContestedFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
SpeechmaticsFounded 2006 · Cambridge, United KingdomModerateContestedPaid—NoYesWeb, APIRising
Palabra AIFounded 2023 · London, United KingdomHighContestedFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIRising

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Deepgram exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Speech RecognitionNoise ReductionSpeaker DiarizationReal Time Transcription
Industry Verticals
TechnologyCustomer ServiceHealthcare
Tagged

Deepgram shows up when builders search for these

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Alternatives to Deepgram

Products still running that do the same job, from the voice market and related ones, closest match first.

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AssemblyAI

Audio intelligence API for transcription, understanding, and insights

★ 4.7Opportunity High
Freemium
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Whisper API

OpenAI Whisper as a production API for transcription and translation

★ 4.7Opportunity High
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Cartesia

Ultra-low latency voice synthesis for real-time applications

★ 4.6Opportunity High
Freemium
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Speechmatics

The most accurate and inclusive speech recognition for enterprise

★ 4.6Opportunity Moderate
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Palabra AI

Real-time AI speech translation with under-one-second latency

Opportunity High
Freemium
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Hume EVI 2

Empathic Voice Interface with emotional intelligence

★ 4.5Opportunity High
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Questions

Deepgram: common questions

Is Deepgram free?

Deepgram has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Deepgram?

The closest alternatives to Deepgram that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are AssemblyAI, Whisper API, Cartesia, Speechmatics, and Palabra AI.

Is Deepgram still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Deepgram as operating at deepgram.com.

Where is Deepgram based?

Deepgram is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does Deepgram have an API?

Yes. Deepgram offers an API.

Who is Deepgram for?

Deepgram is built for developers, enterprises, and contact centers.

How do I sign in to Deepgram?

Sign in on Deepgram's own website, deepgram.com. FalcoScan reviews Deepgram but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Deepgram directly.

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