With Deepgram’s STT API, you can transcribe both pre-recorded files and real-time streams, choose models optimized for different domains, and integrate transcription directly into your apps for use cases like conversational AI, live captions, and agent assist.
Before you start, consider your use case. Deepgram STT offers three main paths:
Streaming audio
Benefits: Model-integrated end-of-turn detection, configurable turn-taking dynamics
Examples: Contact center agents, customer support bots, real-time assistants.
Currently available for English. For other languages, please use our general use Streaming API.
Benefits: Transcripts in real time, larger language availability, can get diarized transcripts
Examples: Captions, live event transcription, monitoring audio feeds.
Pre-recorded audio
Benefits: Simple implementation, broader language availability, cost efficient
Examples: Transcribing interviews, podcasts, meetings, support calls.