Aura-2 is Deepgram’s next-gen text-to-speech API - designed to deliver natural, professional speech with real-time performance, domain-specific accuracy, and secure, scalable for both cloud and on-prem deployments.
Unlike entertainment-focused TTS models, Aura-2 offers text-to-speech engineered to meet the rigorous, real-time, and scalable demands of enterprise environments.
Domain-tuned pronunciation
Ensures accurate pronunciation for industry-specific terminology in healthcare, finance, legal, and beyond.
Authentic, Natural Voices
Features 40+ English voices with localized accents, delivering natural, business-appropriate speech for professional settings.
Context-aware delivery
Adjusts pacing, tone, and expression to ensure smooth, coherent communication in any context.
Real-time performance
Delivers sub-200ms latency for ultra-responsive interactions, while efficiently handling thousands of concurrent requests.
Cost-effectiveness at scale
Achieves enterprise-grade speech at $0.030 per 1,000 characters—no hidden fees, with volume discounts for large deployments.
Flexible deployment options
Supports public, private cloud, and on-premises deployments, ensuring compliance and security.
Natural, Business-Ready Speech – Voices tailored for professional and transactional environments, rather than media or theatrical use cases.

Powered by Deepgram Enterprise Runtime (DER): Enables flexible deployment (cloud, VPC, on-prem), model hot-swapping, and real-time optimization—capabilities most TTS vendors can’t match.

Aura-2 Delivers human-like speech with domain-specific pronunciation and sub-200ms latency, all at a price point built for scale.

Aura‑2 was built for production, not performance art. If you're building real-time voice agents, IVRs, or apps that require clarity, speed, and scale - Aura‑2 is the TTS you've been waiting for.
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