Deepgram vs ElevenLabs
Both cover audio. ElevenLabs is the cheaper way in at $6/mo — $3994/mo less than Deepgram.
Entry cost
Deepgram $4000/mo
Fast, cheap speech-to-text API with per-minute billing.
Free tier: yes · Billing: usage
ElevenLabs $6/mo
The benchmark for synthetic voice and voice cloning.
Free tier: yes · Billing: usage
Plan by plan
| Deepgram | Price | ElevenLabs | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay as you go | Free | Free | Free |
| Growth | $4000 | Starter | $6 |
| Enterprise | — | Creator | $22 |
| — | — | Pro | $99 |
| — | — | Scale | $299 |
| — | — | Business | $990 |
| — | — | Enterprise | — |
Which to pick
Deepgram — Transcription inside your own product.
ElevenLabs — Voiceover, dubbing and anything that has to sound human.
Deepgram checked pending · ElevenLabs checked 2026-09-03