Deepgram vs Aqua Voice: Features, Pricing and User Reviews 2026

Deepgram uses a flexible credit-based pricing system that scales with your usage. New users receive $200 in free credits to explore all features without requiring a credit card. These credits never expire and cover speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and voice agent usage.

The main pricing tiers include:

• Pay-As-You-Go - Use your free credits, then pay only for what you use with no minimums

• Growth Plan ($4,000+/year) - Pre-paid annual credits with volume discounts and the same concurrency limits

• Enterprise Plan (Custom) - Tailored pricing with the best discounts, custom models, priority support, and highest concurrency

Deepgram bills by the second for audio processing, so you pay exactly for what you use. The Growth plan offers 10% overage protection, and Enterprise customers get access to on-premises deployment, custom model training, and dedicated support teams.

Aqua Voice keeps pricing simple, with a free plan and paid tiers for heavier use. Billing can be monthly or yearly, and yearly billing saves 20%.

• Starter (Free): 1,000 free words, the Aqua Engine, and 5 custom dictionary entries.

• Pro ($10/month or $8/month yearly): Unlimited words, the Avalon model, 800 dictionary entries, and custom instructions.

• Max ($30/month or $24/month yearly): Everything in Pro, plus realtime mode, voice commands, and priority support.

• Team ($15/user/month or $12/user/month yearly): Everything in Pro with shared billing and team-wide settings.

• Enterprise (Custom pricing): Single sign-on, zero data retention, advanced reporting, and volume discounts.

Students also get 70% off Pro and Max, and any plan can be cancelled at any time.