Deepgram: Flux TTS promo shifts from free trial to buy-get-credits
What happened
Between the Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026 captures of Deepgram's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Flux TTS free-trial promo (free until 9/14, then $0.0450/1k chars) expired as scheduled; new promo Buy Flux TTS get matching credits (spend $1 get $1 in credits, up to $500) on Pay As You Go and Growth, through Dec 31, 2026. In detail: Flux TTS 'free until 9/14, then $0.0450/1k chars' promo expired as scheduled; a new promo appeared: 'Buy Flux TTS, get matching credits' (spend $1 get $1 in credits, up to $500) on Pay As You Go and Growth, through Dec 31, 2026. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change) with a neutral direction. The current page 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 7 days after Deepgram's previous change, "Deepgram: Flux TTS free-trial period extended 2 days (Sept 12 → 14)" (Sep 14, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Deepgram: Flux TTS launches with free promo pricing through Sept 12" (Aug 17, 2026), "Deepgram: Growth plan overage billing FAQ discloses 10% fee" (Aug 5, 2026) and "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 Google Cloud, OpenAI, Assemblyai and Otter also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pay As You Go, Growth · DiscountDiscount change
Flux TTS 'free until 9/14, then $0.0450/1k chars' promo expired as scheduled; a new promo appeared: 'Buy Flux TTS, get matching credits' (spend $1 get $1 in credits, up to $500) on Pay As You Go and Growth, through Dec 31, 2026.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay As You Go, Growth | Discount | — | $500 | Discount change |
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 Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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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 · this change
- 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
- 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- Google CloudSep 21Looker: Conversational Analytics grace period extended indefinitely
- OpenAISep 20OpenAI refreshes ChatGPT plan taglines across Free, Go, Plus, Pro
- AssemblyaiAug 24Assemblyai adds FAQ clarifying Voice Agent API's flat $4.50/hr rate
- OtterJul 13Otter narrows Business promo to first-time subscribers only
Questions about this change
Did Deepgram raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on Deepgram's pricing page between Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026?
Flux TTS 'free until 9/14, then $0.0450/1k chars' promo expired as scheduled; a new promo appeared: 'Buy Flux TTS, get matching credits' (spend $1 get $1 in credits, up to $500) on Pay As You Go and Growth, through Dec 31, 2026. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Deepgram change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Deepgram in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Deepgram: Flux TTS free-trial period extended 2 days (Sept 12 → 14)" on Sep 14, 2026; Deepgram has been tracked since 2023-11-14.