Deepgram · Voice & TTS
Deepgram Aura-2 TTS Pricing
$0.030 per 1,000 characters (pay-as-you-go)
per 1,000 characters
Free tier
No recurring API allowance confirmed in this comparison.
Commercial use
Check the provider's current API terms.
Billing unit
per 1,000 characters
Advantages
- The listed billable unit is explicit and the provider source is linked.
- Test voice quality, latency, language, and terms on your own workload.
Disadvantages
- Included plan credits, commercial terms, and voice rights vary by account.
- Actual costs can depend on plan and usage conditions.
Example workload cost
For 250,000 characters, the estimate is $7.5 at the listed rate.
This is an estimate from the listed rate, not a vendor quote. Actual charges can vary with model options, discounts, minimums, retries, and plan terms.
Current pay-as-you-go rate; Growth plan rate differs.
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The date marks the latest check of the model and displayed rate against the linked source; other plan and regional conditions may differ. How pricing data is collected.
Compare with other Voice & TTS tools
| Tool | Price | Free tier |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI TTS-1OpenAI | $15 per 1M input characters | No recurring API allowance confirmed in this comparison. |
| OpenAI TTS-1 HDOpenAI | $30 per 1M input characters | No recurring API allowance confirmed in this comparison. |
| Google Cloud TTS StandardGoogle Cloud | $4 per 1M characters after monthly free allowance | 4 million characters/month, then paid usage. |
| Google Cloud TTS Chirp 3 HDGoogle Cloud | $30 per 1M characters after monthly free allowance | 1 million characters/month, then paid usage. |
| ElevenLabs Flash v2.5 / TurboElevenLabs | $0.05 per 1,000 characters (API pay-as-you-go) | Free account plan exists; API usage and rights vary by plan. |
| ElevenLabs Multilingual v2ElevenLabs | $0.10 per 1,000 characters (API pay-as-you-go) | Free account plan exists; API usage and rights vary by plan. |
| Deepgram Aura-1 TTSDeepgram | $0.015 per 1,000 characters (pay-as-you-go) | No recurring API allowance confirmed in this comparison. |
| Deepgram Aura-2 TTSDeepgram | $0.030 per 1,000 characters (pay-as-you-go) | No recurring API allowance confirmed in this comparison. |
| Deepgram Flux TTSDeepgram | $0.045 per 1,000 characters (standard rate) | No recurring API allowance confirmed in this comparison. |
| Grok Voice API TTSxAI | $15 per 1M characters | No recurring API allowance confirmed in this comparison. |