API Rate Limits | Deepgram's Docs

Rate limits vary by region. North America and Europe limits are shown separately for each service.

North America: api.deepgram.com
Europe: api.eu.deepgram.com

Pay as You Go

Limits to consider if you use the Pay as You Go plan with Deepgram.

Voice Agent

API	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Voice Agent API	Up to 45 concurrent connections	Up to 45 concurrent connections

Speech to Text

If multiple services are used in one API call (e.g Speech to Text + Sentiment Analysis), the lower of the rate limits is applied.

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Flux	`Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests	`Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests
Nova-3	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests
Nova-2	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests
Nova	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests
Enhanced	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests
Base	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests
Whisper Cloud	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 3 concurrent requests	Not available

If you include Speaker Diarization features in requests to /listen, you will be subject to the service limits noted in the table below.

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Speaker Diarization	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 50 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 25 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 25 concurrent requests

Text to Speech REST

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Aura	Up to 15 concurrent requests	Up to 15 concurrent requests
Aura-2	Up to 15 concurrent requests	Up to 15 concurrent requests

Text to Speech Streaming

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Aura	Up to 45 concurrent requests	Up to 45 concurrent requests
Aura-2	Up to 45 concurrent requests	Up to 45 concurrent requests

Audio Intelligence

If you include Audio Intelligence features in requests to /listen, you will be subject to the service limits noted in the table below.

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Intent Recognition	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 5 concurrent requests
Entity Detection	Up to 5 concurrent requests	Up to 5 concurrent requests
Sentiment Analysis	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 5 concurrent requests
Summarization	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 10 concurrent requests
Topic Detection	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 10 concurrent requests

Text Intelligence

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Intent Recognition	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 5 concurrent requests
Sentiment Analysis	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 5 concurrent requests
Summarization	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 10 concurrent requests
Topic Detection	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 10 concurrent requests

Growth

Limits to consider if you use the Growth plan with Deepgram.

Voice Agent

API	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Voice Agent API	Up to 60 concurrent connections	Up to 45 concurrent connections

Speech to Text

If multiple services are used in one API call (e.g Speech to Text + Sentiment Analysis), the lower of the rate limits is applied.

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Flux	`Streaming` Up to 225 concurrent requests	`Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests
Nova-3	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 225 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests
Nova-2	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 225 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests
Nova	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 225 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests
Enhanced	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 225 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests
Base	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 225 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 150 concurrent requests
Whisper Cloud	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 3 concurrent requests	Not available

If you include Speaker Diarization features in requests to /listen, you will be subject to the service limits noted in the table below.

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Speaker Diarization	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 50 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 25 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 25 concurrent requests

Text to Speech REST

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Aura	Up to 15 concurrent requests	Up to 15 concurrent requests
Aura-2	Up to 15 concurrent requests	Up to 15 concurrent requests

Text to Speech Streaming

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Aura	Up to 60 concurrent requests	Up to 45 concurrent requests
Aura-2	Up to 60 concurrent requests	Up to 45 concurrent requests

Audio Intelligence

If you include Audio Intelligence features in requests to /listen, you will be subject to the service limits noted in the table below.

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Intent Recognition	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 5 concurrent requests
Entity Detection	Up to 5 concurrent requests	Up to 5 concurrent requests
Sentiment Analysis	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 5 concurrent requests
Summarization	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 10 concurrent requests
Topic Detection	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 10 concurrent requests

Text Intelligence

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Intent Recognition	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 5 concurrent requests
Sentiment Analysis	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 5 concurrent requests
Summarization	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 10 concurrent requests
Topic Detection	Up to 10 concurrent requests	Up to 10 concurrent requests

Enterprise

Starting limits to consider if you have an Enterprise Contract with Deepgram. Enterprise limits are the same across all regions.

New and existing Enterprise customers can request a Service Limit increase by discussing your needs with the Deepgram Sales Team.

Voice Agent

API	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Voice Agent API	Starting at 100 concurrent connections	Starting at 100 concurrent connections

Speech to Text

If multiple services are used in one API call (e.g Speech to Text + Sentiment Analysis), the lower of the rate limits is applied.

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Flux	`Streaming` Up to 300 concurrent requests	`Streaming` Up to 300 concurrent requests
Nova-3	`Pre-Recorded` Starting at 200 concurrent requests `Streaming` Starting at 300 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Starting at 200 concurrent requests `Streaming` Starting at 300 concurrent requests
Nova-2	`Pre-Recorded` Starting at 200 concurrent requests `Streaming` Starting at 300 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Starting at 200 concurrent requests `Streaming` Starting at 300 concurrent requests
Nova	`Pre-Recorded` Starting at 200 concurrent requests `Streaming` Starting at 300 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Starting at 200 concurrent requests `Streaming` Starting at 300 concurrent requests
Enhanced	`Pre-Recorded` Starting at 200 concurrent requests `Streaming` Starting at 300 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Starting at 200 concurrent requests `Streaming` Starting at 300 concurrent requests
Base	`Pre-Recorded` Starting at 200 concurrent requests `Streaming` Starting at 300 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Starting at 200 concurrent requests `Streaming` Starting at 300 concurrent requests
Whisper Cloud	`Pre-Recorded` Starting at 15 concurrent requests	Not available

If you include Speaker Diarization features in requests to /listen, you will be subject to the service limits noted in the table below.

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Speaker Diarization	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 100 concurrent requests	`Pre-Recorded` Up to 50 concurrent requests `Streaming` Up to 100 concurrent requests

Text to Speech REST

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Aura	Starting at 25 concurrent requests	Starting at 25 concurrent requests
Aura-2	Starting at 25 concurrent requests	Starting at 25 concurrent requests

Text to Speech Streaming

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Aura	Starting at 150 concurrent requests	Starting at 150 concurrent requests
Aura-2	Starting at 100 concurrent requests	Starting at 100 concurrent requests

Audio Intelligence

If you include Audio Intelligence features in requests to /listen, you will be subject to the service limits noted in the table below.

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Intent Recognition	Starting at 10 concurrent requests	Starting at 10 concurrent requests
Entity Detection	Starting at 10 concurrent requests	Starting at 10 concurrent requests
Sentiment Analysis	Starting at 10 concurrent requests	Starting at 10 concurrent requests
Summarization	Starting at 20 concurrent requests	Starting at 20 concurrent requests
Topic Detection	Starting at 10 concurrent requests	Starting at 10 concurrent requests

Text Intelligence

Model	North America (`api.deepgram.com`)	Europe (`api.eu.deepgram.com`)
Intent Recognition	Starting at 10 concurrent requests	Starting at 10 concurrent requests
Sentiment Analysis	Starting at 10 concurrent requests	Starting at 10 concurrent requests
Summarization	Starting at 20 concurrent requests	Starting at 20 concurrent requests
Topic Detection	Starting at 10 concurrent requests	Starting at 10 concurrent requests