Speech to Text that outshines OpenAI Whisper
When it comes to speech-to-text, avoid shortcuts that lead to dead ends. Deepgram is 36% more accurate, up to 5x faster, and has lower TCO than OpenAI Whisper. Find out why innovators are switching from OpenAI Whisper to the most powerful speech-to-text API. Start building with Deepgram today.







Why switch from OpenAI Whisper?
Build with enterprise-grade speech recognition that's faster, more accurate, and affordable. No compromises.
Flexible deployment
Choose from self-hosted (on-premise and VPC) or managed service options with seamless integrations for minimal disruption to your workflows.
Custom model training
Deepgram offers tailored ASR models optimized with customer-specific data, ideal for industries with specialized jargon, accents, or unique speech patterns.
Enterprise security
Protect customer data privacy and ensure regulatory compliance with HIPAA-compliant transcription.
Innovation leader in Voice AI
Deepgram's deep learning models are optimized for speech data and trained on diverse datasets, delivering industry-leading performance in pre-recorded and real-time transcription.
Fast and accurate transcription
Deepgram's speech-to-text outshines OpenAI Whisper in both speed and accuracy, with domain-specific use case models (e.g. Nova-2 Medical) and custom training options that will give you a competitive edge.
Go beyond transcription
Build a dynamic full-stack voice agent with Deepgram's Voice AI platform, using speech-to-text, custom LLM, and text-to-speech models. Enjoy optimized performance and low latency with our open-source code.
Comprehensive Voice AI Platform
Voice Agents
A unified voice-to-voice API that enables natural-sounding conversations between humans and machines. With one powerful API, create LLM-powered AI agents that listen, think, and speak with the same intelligence and emotive quality that a person can.

Text to Speech
Generate lightning fast, human-like voices for real-time AI and high throughput applications.
• Quality: Human-like tone, rhythm, and emotion
• Speed: less than 250 ms latency
• Scale: Cost-efficient and optimized for high-throughput applications

Speech to Text
Power your products with world-class speech recognition. Everything developers need to build with confidence and ship faster. Unmatched performance guaranteed:
• Accuracy: 30% lower word error rate (WER)
• Speed: up to 40x faster inference time
• Cost: 3-7x lower price

Don’t just take our word for it
Deepgram was named a G2 Leader in 2024, solidifying its position in the industry and making it a top choice among developers. See why.

Partner with a true voice AI expert
Make the switch today—Book your demo now!