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AssemblyAI vs Deepgram
How the two platforms compare on pricing, live demos, calls, integrations, and setup — highlighted where they differ.
Voice Agent Platform
AssemblyAI
Voice AI infrastructure and managed Voice Agent API for production real-time voice agents.
Developer API
Deepgram
Developer voice AI platform with a unified Voice Agent API for building real-time conversational agents.
Highlighted rows differ between these picks
| Attribute | AssemblyAI | Deepgram |
|---|---|---|
| Platform type | Voice Agent Platform | Developer API |
| Pricing | $0.075/min $4.50/hour ($0.075/min) | $0.075/min $4.50/hour ($0.075/min) for Voice Agent API |
| Test it | Open live demo | Open live demo |
| Calls | Inbound, Outbound | Inbound, Outbound |
| Human handoff | No | Yes |
| Setup difficulty | Technical | Technical |
| Use cases | Customer Support Appointment Scheduling Lead Qualification Healthcare Intake | Customer Support Appointment Scheduling Lead Qualification Order Taking |
| Useful for |
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| Integrations | ||
| WebSocket API | ||
| Custom API | ||
| Twilio | ||
| Tool calling | — | |
| LLM Gateway | — | |
| Guardrails | — | |
| Function calling | — | |
| BYO LLM | — | |
| BYO TTS | — | |
Platform type
- AssemblyAI
- Voice Agent Platform
- Deepgram
- Developer API
Pricing
- AssemblyAI
$0.075/min
$4.50/hour ($0.075/min)
- Deepgram
$0.075/min
$4.50/hour ($0.075/min) for Voice Agent API
Test it
- AssemblyAI
- Open live demo
- Deepgram
- Open live demo
Calls
- AssemblyAI
- Inbound, Outbound
- Deepgram
- Inbound, Outbound
Human handoff
- AssemblyAI
- No
- Deepgram
- Yes
Setup difficulty
- AssemblyAI
- Technical
- Deepgram
- Technical
Use cases
- AssemblyAI
- Customer SupportAppointment SchedulingLead QualificationHealthcare Intake
- Deepgram
- Customer SupportAppointment SchedulingLead QualificationOrder Taking
Useful for
- AssemblyAI
- • Developer teams
- • Real-time voice agents
- • Streaming speech accuracy
- Deepgram
- • Developer teams
- • Real-time voice agents
- • Enterprise voice infrastructure
- • Teams wanting a unified voice stack
Integrations
| AssemblyAI | Deepgram | |
|---|---|---|
| WebSocket API | ||
| Custom API | ||
| Twilio | ||
| Tool calling | — | |
| LLM Gateway | — | |
| Guardrails | — | |
| Function calling | — | |
| BYO LLM | — | |
| BYO TTS | — |
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