Deepgram
Audio & Speech Free key (no card)
AuthenticationFree key (no card)
Rate limit$200 signup credit (no card); usage deducts from credit balance.
Documentation: developers.deepgram.com ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026
About
Deepgram turns speech into text with very high accuracy and low delay, and also powers voice agents that can listen and talk. New accounts get $200 in free credit with no credit card required. You send audio to their API and get back a transcript with timestamps, speaker labels, and more.
Details
Free to start. You may need a free key, but no credit card.
Auth: Free key (no card)
Rate limit: $200 signup credit (no card); usage deducts from credit balance.
Verified: 2026-09-13
Best for: business
Setup
- Sign up at console.deepgram.com.
- Create a project and generate an API key.
- Send audio to https://api.deepgram.com/v1/listen with Authorization: Token YOUR_KEY.
- Add query options like ?diarize=true for speaker labels or ?punctuate=true.
Example
curl -X POST https://api.deepgram.com/v1/listen --header "Authorization: Token YOUR_KEY" --data-binary @audio.mp3Use cases
- Transcribing meetings and interviews
- Building voice agents and phone bots
- Adding voice input to apps