Deepgram Aura-2 costs $0.03 per 1,000 characters. That is $0.025/min of audio at 850 characters per minute. Cheapest estimated path: Deepgram at $0.03. Prices stamped 2026-08-28; labels below state how each number was obtained.
Deepgram Aura-2 pricing
Aggressively priced agent-focused TTS — a published flat per-character rate, which is rarer than it should be.
How much does Deepgram Aura-2 cost per 1,000 characters?
| Provider | Price /1k chars | Provider's own unit | vs official | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepgramcheapest | $0.03$0.025/min of audio | $0.030 per 1,000 characters (pay-as-you-go)USD per character | — | Estimated2026-08-28 | source |
How these numbers were computed
- Deepgram: Public list rate recorded in launch research (2026-08); not yet independently scraped — pending live verification.
What would Deepgram Aura-2 cost you?
| Model · provider | $/1k chars | Total | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deepgram Aura-2 · Deepgram | $0.030 | — | estimated |
Totals use the normalized canonical rate (USD per 1,000 characters). Resolution multipliers, minimum charges, and tier effects can change real invoices — check each model page.
Price history
- 2026-08-28 — Seeded from the operator's cost audit (2026-03-23) and launch research. Live re-verification pending.
Every future change to a Deepgram Aura-2 price lands in the public change log.
Frequently asked
How much does Deepgram Aura-2 cost per 1,000 characters?
Deepgram Aura-2 costs $0.03 per 1,000 characters of input text (stamped 2026-08-28).
What do 10,000 characters cost with Deepgram Aura-2?
About $0.300 — roughly 12 minutes of finished audio at 850 characters/minute.
What is the cheapest way to run Deepgram Aura-2?
The lowest estimated price in the index is $0.03/1k chars via deepgram.
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Data provenance: FairStack operational cost audit, 2026-03-23 (price-audit-full.json) + launch-spec research pass 2026-08-28. Live re-verification pending (deploy-day). For quality benchmarks (not pricing), seeArtificial Analysis — we index cost, they index quality.