Deepgram Voice Agent API Pricing (2026): Cost Per Minute

Agent rate

$0.075/min

Standard tier

On our stack

$0.0796/min

computed at 1,000 min

Connections

at once, Standard

Free credit

$200

new accounts

What a minute on Deepgram costs

Cost per minute = the Voice Agent API rate + your phone carrier. Deepgram bills the agent at $0.075/min on websocket connection time. We add Twilio Elastic SIP US local inbound at $0.0034/min and one number at $1.15/month.

Deepgram cost at 500 to 10,000 minutes a month

Scenario (our assumptions, not vendor figures): inbound calls on one US local number; average call 3 minutes; the business needs 10 calls at once; a GPT-4.1-mini-class LLM; each platform's cheapest published voice. Where a platform bills the LLM by token and publishes no per-minute figure, we use Retell's published GPT 4.1 mini rate ($0.0128/min) as a stand-in and label it assumption.

Deepgram Voice Agent API, Standard tier, plus Twilio Elastic SIP, USD

Our calculation. Deepgram Voice Agent API, Standard tier, plus Twilio Elastic SIP, USD, checked Oct 27, 2026
Line item	500 min	1k min	5k min	10k min
Voice Agent API, Standard tier	$37.50	$75.00	$375.00	$750.00
Telephony: Twilio Elastic SIP, US local inbound	$1.70	$3.40	$17.00	$34.00
Twilio number	$1.15	$1.15	$1.15	$1.15
Monthly total	$40.35	$79.55	$393.15	$785.15
Effective per minute	$0.0807	$0.0796	$0.0786	$0.0785

Sources: deepgram.com · Oct 27, 2026; twilio.com · Oct 28, 2026; twilio.com · Oct 27, 2026

Concurrency and free credit

The Standard tier allows 45 websocket connections at once, so the 10 calls in our scenario add nothing. New accounts get $200 in credit.

Our Deepgram test calls

We have not run billed test calls on Deepgram. This phase records list prices only: no sign-ups and no spend. Until a billed call is logged, the tables above are the sourced model, not a measured invoice.

Is Deepgram worth it?

On our stack, Deepgram is the cheapest ranked platform at every volume we model, because one rate covers the agent and the carrier adds a few tenths of a cent a minute. It is the wrong pick if you want a phone number and carrier handled for you (Retell publishes its Twilio rate) or minutes included in a monthly plan (ElevenLabs Agents).

FAQ

How much does the Deepgram Voice Agent API cost per minute?

Deepgram lists the Voice Agent API Standard tier at $0.075/min, billed on websocket connection time. With a Twilio Elastic SIP trunk and one US number, the all-in rate on our stack is $0.0796 a minute at 1,000 minutes.

Is Deepgram the cheapest voice agent platform?

At 1,000 minutes a month it ranks first of 7 ranked platforms on our stack, at $79.55. Mistral Voxtral is lower but is not ranked because its telephony fee is not published.

Does Deepgram include phone calls?

No phone carrier is included in the per-minute rate. You connect your own carrier; our totals use Twilio Elastic SIP US local inbound at $0.0034/min and one number at $1.15/month.

Does Deepgram offer free credit, and how many calls can run at once on Standard?

New accounts get $200 in free credit. The Standard tier allows 45 concurrent websocket connections. Source: https://deepgram.com/pricing (checked Oct 27, 2026).