Is Avencera cheaper than Deepgram?

Yes. Avencera transcribes from $0.06 an hour, or $0.08 with speaker labels. At 100 hours a month with speaker labels, Deepgram Nova-3 costs $25.80 against $8.00 at Avencera, 3.2× as much.

Is Avencera more accurate than Deepgram?

Avencera is more accurate than Deepgram on the one published result that covers both. Nova-3 scores 5.2% on the Artificial Analysis, against 4.5% for Parakeet v3.

Does Deepgram charge extra for speaker labels?

Not for recorded audio with Nova-3. Deepgram charges extra for speaker labels on streaming audio.

How do I switch from Deepgram to Avencera?

Avencera uses OpenAI’s transcription API format, so any OpenAI SDK works. Send the same audio files you send Deepgram, and map its response fields to the OpenAI-style transcript.

Deepgram alternative: Avencera vs Deepgram

At 100 hours a month with speaker labels, Deepgram Nova-3 costs 3.2× as much as Avencera. Avencera is more accurate than Deepgram on the one published result that covers both.

By Praveen Perera. Prices and features checked October 23, 2026.

At a glance

Deepgram is a speech-to-text API known for its Nova models and low-latency streaming. Nova-3 includes speaker labels on recorded audio, and a yearly Growth plan lowers the hourly rate in exchange for an upfront commitment.

Feature	Avencera	Deepgram
Transcript, at 100 hours a month	$0.06 an hour	Nova-3: $0.258 an hour, Pay as you go plan (4.3×)
With speaker labels, at 100 hours a month	$0.08 an hour	Nova-3: $0.258 an hour, Pay as you go plan (3.2×)
Speaker labels	Included in the speaker transcript price	Nova-3: included
Billing	Prepaid credit, no subscription	Nova-3: Pay as you go, or Growth, billed yearly from $333.33 a month
Real-time streaming	No, recorded audio only	Yes
Languages	English with Parakeet v2, 25 European languages with v3	45+ languages for Nova models
Longest file	24 hours of audio per request	2 GB per file
Self-hosting	Open models you can run yourself	Self-hosted containers on Enterprise plans
API	OpenAI-compatible	Deepgram’s own

Multiples in brackets compare with Avencera’s cheapest offer at the same volume.

Price with speaker labels

Audio a month	Avencera	Deepgram Nova-3
10 hours	$0.80	$2.58 3.2×
100 hours	$8.00	$25.80 3.2×
1,000 hours	$80.00	$258.00 3.2×
10,000 hours	$800.00	$2,160.00 2.7×

Monthly list prices for recorded audio with speaker labels, before free credit, discounts or contracts. Each plan uses whichever of its options costs least at that volume. See every provider at any volume on the pricing page.

Accuracy

Avencera is more accurate than Deepgram on the one published result that covers both.

Benchmark	Avencera	Deepgram	Lower error
Artificial Analysis Word error rate, measured on each provider’s own API	4.5% Parakeet v3	5.2% Nova-3	Avencera

Lower is better, and results within 0.1 points count as level. Artificial Analysis tests Parakeet v3 as hosted by Together AI. These results don’t test the Avencera API itself, which opens soon.

Choose Deepgram if

You need real-time streaming. Deepgram offers it; Avencera transcribes recorded audio only.
You need more languages. Deepgram lists 45+ languages for Nova models.
You want to start free. New Deepgram accounts get $200 of free credit.
You need an API today. Avencera opens soon.

Choose Avencera if

You want the lower bill. Deepgram Nova-3 costs 3.2× as much at 100 hours a month with speaker labels.
You want accuracy for less. Nova-3 scores 5.2% on the Artificial Analysis, against 4.5% for Parakeet v3.
You want prepaid credit with no subscription, no minimum and no expiry.
You don’t want a yearly commitment. Deepgram’s lower Growth rate needs one; Avencera’s rate is the same from the first hour.
Your audio stays yours. Avencera deletes it once the transcript is ready and never trains on it.

Switching to Avencera

Avencera serves OpenAI’s transcription API, so the official OpenAI SDKs work with a new base URL and model name.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.avencera.com/v1", api_key="YOUR_AVENCERA_KEY")

with open("meeting.mp3", "rb") as audio:
    transcript = client.audio.transcriptions.create(
        model="avencera/speaker-transcript-v2",
        file=audio,
    )

Questions

Is Avencera cheaper than Deepgram?: Yes. Avencera transcribes from $0.06 an hour, or $0.08 with speaker labels. At 100 hours a month with speaker labels, Deepgram Nova-3 costs $25.80 against $8.00 at Avencera, 3.2× as much.
Is Avencera more accurate than Deepgram?: Avencera is more accurate than Deepgram on the one published result that covers both. Nova-3 scores 5.2% on the Artificial Analysis, against 4.5% for Parakeet v3.
Does Deepgram charge extra for speaker labels?: Not for recorded audio with Nova-3. Deepgram charges extra for speaker labels on streaming audio.
How do I switch from Deepgram to Avencera?: Avencera uses OpenAI’s transcription API format, so any OpenAI SDK works. Send the same audio files you send Deepgram, and map its response fields to the OpenAI-style transcript.

Sources

Vendor prices and features from each vendor’s own pages, checked October 23, 2026. Benchmark results as of October 23, 2026 for the Artificial Analysis speech-to-text.