Deepgram Introduces New Redaction Feature for Audio Intelligence at $0.26/hr, Removing It from Included Speech-to-Text Services
What happened
Between the Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 5, 2024 captures of Deepgram's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Redaction (PCI, PII) removed from included Speech-to-Text features; Redaction introduced as separately priced Audio Intelligence feature at $0.26/hr (Pay As You Go) and $0.21/hr (Growth). Pulse files it as a product change (feature removed, feature added) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 21, 2026) lists Growth at $333.33 and Pay As You Go at $0 per 1,000 input tokens (Audio Intelligence) + $0.01 per minute (STT Flux English pre-recorded).
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Deepgram. Deepgram has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Otter, OpenAI and Assemblyai also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · FeatureFeature removed
Redaction (PCI, PII) removed from included Speech-to-Text features
- Pay As You Go, Growth · FeatureAddedNo RedactionRedaction
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | Redaction (PCI, PII) removed from included Speech-to-Text features | Feature removed | |
| Pay As You Go, Growth | Feature | No Redaction | Redaction | Added |
Values as written on Deepgram's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Deepgram's pricing page (deepgram.com) from Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 5, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where Redaction now appears.
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Deepgram, pricing history
Full history- Q3 2024improvedDeepgram Expands Aura TTS Growth Plan with Major Increase to 80 Concurrent WebSocket Connections
- Q2 2024improvedDeepgram Introduces Self-Service Rate Limit Requests for Aura TTS API in Pay As You Go and Growth Plans
- Q1 2024improvedDeepgram Launches Text-to-Speech Product Aura with Competitive Pricing at $0.0150/1k Characters for Pay As You Go
- Dec 2023improvedDeepgram Introduces New Redaction Feature for Audio Intelligence at $0.26/hr, Removing It from Included Speech-to-Text Services · this change
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- OtterJan 12Otter Decreases Pro Plan Price to $8.33/user/month and Increases Annual Billing Discount to 51%
- OpenAIJan 12OpenAI Announces Dramatic 87% Price Drop for Flagship Reasoning Model Outputs During Transition to o3
- AssemblyaiJan 11Assemblyai Reduces Streaming Speech-to-Text Pricing by 68% from $0.47/hr to $0.15/hr, Enhancing Accessibility for Users
Questions about this change
Did Deepgram raise prices in January 2024?
No list-price increase was recorded between Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 5, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature removed, feature added.
What changed on Deepgram's pricing page between Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 5, 2024?
Redaction (PCI, PII) removed from included Speech-to-Text features; Pay As You Go, Growth feature: No Redaction → Redaction, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 5, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Deepgram change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Deepgram in the 90 days before this one; Deepgram has been tracked since 2023-11-14.