Deepgram: Flux TTS launches with free promo pricing through Sept 12
What happened
Between the Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026 captures of Deepgram's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: New Flux TTS model added to Text-to-Speech & Voice Agent API, free through Sept 12 2026 (up to 45 concurrent streams); then $0.045/1k chars PAYG, $0.0405/1k chars Growth; Voice Agent tiers billed at BYO TTS rates during the promo. In detail: Added new Flux TTS model to Text-to-Speech, free through Sept 12, 2026 (up to 45 concurrent streams); then $0.045/1k chars PAYG, $0.0405/1k chars Growth. Also free in Voice Agent API through Sept 12, then billed at BYO TTS rates. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on) with an upward 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).
It lands 12 days after Deepgram's previous change, "Deepgram: Growth plan overage billing FAQ discloses 10% fee" (Aug 5, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Deepgram: STT concurrency cut, model lineup restructured, promo streaming rates" (Jul 2, 2026). Deepgram has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window OpenAI, Otter, Assemblyai and Google Cloud also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Growth · Add-onAddedNo Flux TTS modelFlux TTS model
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth | Add-on | No Flux TTS model | Flux TTS model | 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 Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where Flux TTS model now appears.
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Deepgram, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 21, 2026packagingDeepgram: Flux TTS promo shifts from free trial to buy-get-credits
- Sep 14, 2026packagingDeepgram: Flux TTS free-trial period extended 2 days (Sept 12 → 14)
- Aug 17, 2026packagingDeepgram: Flux TTS launches with free promo pricing through Sept 12 · this change
- Aug 5, 2026packagingDeepgram: Growth plan overage billing FAQ discloses 10% fee
- Jul 2, 2026packagingDeepgram: STT concurrency cut, model lineup restructured, promo streaming rates
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- OpenAIJul 25OpenAI: ChatGPT plan taglines reframed to 'Best for X' audience framing
- OtterJul 13Otter narrows Business promo to first-time subscribers only
- AssemblyaiJul 6AssemblyAI renames Universal-3.5 Pro, adds 18-language diarization support
- Google CloudJun 15Google Cloud Datastudio pools AI tokens per platform, adds Thinking mode
Questions about this change
Did Deepgram raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on.
What changed on Deepgram's pricing page between Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026?
Growth add-on: No Flux TTS model → Flux TTS model, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Deepgram change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Deepgram in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Deepgram: Growth plan overage billing FAQ discloses 10% fee" on Aug 5, 2026; Deepgram has been tracked since 2023-11-14.