Move over Microsoft, there’s a better Speech to Text alternative

When it comes to speech-to-text, bigger isn’t always better. Deepgram is 30% more accurate, more than 25x faster, and over 4x more affordable than Microsoft. Find out why innovators are switching from Microsoft to the most powerful speech-to-text API. Start building with Deepgram today.

Trusted by industry leaders

Why switch from Microsoft Azure?

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 Microsoft 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.

Raising the bar for ASR performance

All the features. Better performance. Lower cost.

53%more accurate than Microsoft Azure
25xfaster than Microsoft Azure
25xcheaper than Microsoft Azure
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Microsoft Azure
14.6%
755.4s
$0.0160
VS
Word Error Rate
Speed
Cost
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Deepgram
7%
29.8s
$0.0077
Word Error Rate (WER) [%] Speed (Median Inference Time [Sec] Per Audio Hour). Lower is better.
53%more accurate than Microsoft Azure
25xfaster than Microsoft Azure
2xcheaper than Microsoft Azure

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

Switching to Deepgram is easy

Getting started with Deepgram is easy with our API Playground, detailed guides, and clear documentation. Go ahead. Take it for a spin and get $200 in free credits.

Don’t just take our word for it

Deepgram has been named a G2 Leader in 2025, solidifying its position in the industry and making it a top choice among developers. See why.

“As we’ve begun to roll out Deepgram to our customers, we’ve noticed the platform’s distinct ability to quickly and accurately transcribe product and company names.”

Adam Larsen

Adam Larsen

CTO, Creovai

Creovai | testimonial

“Deepgram’s ability to create custom voice-recognition models make the decision to bring the team on as a technology partner a no-brainer for us.”

“While Deepgram offers a technically excellent product, that’s not the only reason we ultimately chose them over their competitors. We liked working with their team. The team is extremely knowledgeable about the product and their customer service is unmatched. Other providers in the space offer nothing similar.”

Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Podsights

Podsights

“Most other speech-to-text vendors’ word error rates (WER) fell consistently between 75% and 80%, whereas Deepgram’s WER is consistently 90% to 92% for us.”

Ravish Kamath

Ravish Kamath

CPO

Nytro.AI

“As we’ve begun to roll out Deepgram to our customers, we’ve noticed the platform’s distinct ability to quickly and accurately transcribe product and company names.”

Adam Larsen

Adam Larsen

CTO, Creovai

Creovai | testimonial

“Deepgram’s ability to create custom voice-recognition models make the decision to bring the team on as a technology partner a no-brainer for us.”

“While Deepgram offers a technically excellent product, that’s not the only reason we ultimately chose them over their competitors. We liked working with their team. The team is extremely knowledgeable about the product and their customer service is unmatched. Other providers in the space offer nothing similar.”

Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Podsights

Podsights

“Most other speech-to-text vendors’ word error rates (WER) fell consistently between 75% and 80%, whereas Deepgram’s WER is consistently 90% to 92% for us.”

Ravish Kamath

Ravish Kamath

CPO

Nytro.AI

“As we’ve begun to roll out Deepgram to our customers, we’ve noticed the platform’s distinct ability to quickly and accurately transcribe product and company names.”

Adam Larsen

Adam Larsen

CTO, Creovai

Creovai | testimonial

“Deepgram’s ability to create custom voice-recognition models make the decision to bring the team on as a technology partner a no-brainer for us.”

“While Deepgram offers a technically excellent product, that’s not the only reason we ultimately chose them over their competitors. We liked working with their team. The team is extremely knowledgeable about the product and their customer service is unmatched. Other providers in the space offer nothing similar.”

Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Podsights

Podsights

“Most other speech-to-text vendors’ word error rates (WER) fell consistently between 75% and 80%, whereas Deepgram’s WER is consistently 90% to 92% for us.”

Ravish Kamath

Ravish Kamath

CPO

Nytro.AI

“As we’ve begun to roll out Deepgram to our customers, we’ve noticed the platform’s distinct ability to quickly and accurately transcribe product and company names.”

Adam Larsen

Adam Larsen

CTO, Creovai

Creovai | testimonial

“Deepgram’s ability to create custom voice-recognition models make the decision to bring the team on as a technology partner a no-brainer for us.”

“While Deepgram offers a technically excellent product, that’s not the only reason we ultimately chose them over their competitors. We liked working with their team. The team is extremely knowledgeable about the product and their customer service is unmatched. Other providers in the space offer nothing similar.”

Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Podsights

Podsights

“Most other speech-to-text vendors’ word error rates (WER) fell consistently between 75% and 80%, whereas Deepgram’s WER is consistently 90% to 92% for us.”

Ravish Kamath

Ravish Kamath

CPO

Nytro.AI

Partner with a true voice AI expert

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