Deepgram

Deepgram's program page says up to $100,000 in credits over 12 months. Direct applicants start with a $1,000 starter offer and can move to higher tiers as usage grows. Partner-referred applicants may get enhanced offers. Deepgram sets the final amount.

Yes. New Deepgram signups get $200 in free credit with no card, and it does not expire. Deepgram's FAQ says that is roughly 43,000 minutes of Nova-3 transcription. It is separate from the startup credits.

An AI builder or early-stage startup that is in production or launching within the next 6 months, and that commits to building actively and engaging with the Deepgram community. Agencies and consultants building for clients are excluded. Startups that raised more than $10M are reviewed case by case.

Each credit grant expires 12 months after it is issued. Deepgram typically responds within one week of your application, and credits appear in your console 24 to 48 hours after acceptance.

On Pay as you go, pre-recorded Nova-3 monolingual is $0.0043 per minute ($0.258 per hour) and multilingual is $0.0052. Streaming Nova-3 or Flux English is $0.0077 per minute ($0.462 per hour). Growth rates are lower and need a prepaid plan from $4,000 a year.

On Pay as you go the Standard configuration is $0.075 per minute ($4.50 per hour). Bringing your own LLM and TTS is $0.050 per minute, and the Advanced configuration is $0.163 per minute. Billing runs on WebSocket connection time.