deepgram-cost-tuning
Installation
SKILL.md
Deepgram Cost Tuning
Overview
Optimize Deepgram API costs through smart model selection, audio preprocessing to reduce billable minutes, usage monitoring via the Deepgram API, budget guardrails, and feature-aware cost estimation. Deepgram bills per audio minute processed.
Deepgram Pricing (2026)
| Product | Model | Price/Minute | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| STT (Batch) | Nova-3 | $0.0043 | Best accuracy |
| STT (Batch) | Nova-2 | $0.0043 | Proven stable |
| STT (Streaming) | Nova-3 | $0.0059 | Real-time |
| STT (Streaming) | Nova-2 | $0.0059 | Real-time |
| STT (Batch) | Base | $0.0048 | Fastest |
| STT (Batch) | Whisper | $0.0048 | Multilingual |
| TTS | Aura-2 | Pay-per-character | See TTS pricing |
| Intelligence | Summarize/Topics/Sentiment | Included with STT | No extra cost |
Add-on costs: