Pick Deepgram if
voice-app and contact-center engineers who will read a $/minute row and ship an API key.
Read the Deepgram pageDeepgram vs Speechify
Our take
Pick Deepgram if voice-app and contact-center engineers who will read a $/minute row and ship an API key. Pick Speechify if students, accessibility users, and creators who want listen-aloud or a quick voiceover in the browser. Skip Deepgram if people who want a local transcribe CLI (OpenAI Whisper) with no vendor bill. Skip Speechify if teams that need a per-minute STT API (Deepgram) or a local Whisper box (OpenAI
Best for
Deepgram Streaming or pre-recorded STT billed per minute
Speechify Listen to a page or generate a short voiceover without signing in first
Free plan
Deepgram No free plan
Speechify $0 · speeds up to 1.5×, 10 robotic voices, TTS-only
Lowest paid
Deepgram Growth $4/yr
Speechify Premium $29/mo, monthly only
Coding agent
Deepgram Nova-3 STT
Speechify
Watch out
Deepgram Streaming is metered while the socket is open
Speechify Free voices are robotic
Last checked
Deepgram 2026-10-20 · deepgram.com/pricing
Speechify 2026-10-20 · speechify.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Speechify if
students, accessibility users, and creators who want listen-aloud or a quick voiceover in the browser.
Read the Speechify page