Lokutor vs Deepgram.
Deepgram is a speech-recognition company that also sells a voice agent, with tiers that let you bring your own language model or voice. Lokutor is a single integrated agent at one price, with Iberian languages and an on-device option.
Published prices and features.
| Lokutor | Deepgram | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per minute | 4.1–4.75¢ in plan | 7.5¢ Standard pay as you go (6.8¢ on its Growth tier); 16.3¢ Advanced |
| What the minute covers | Speech recognition, language model and voice | Standard includes all three; cheaper tiers drop the voice or the model for you to bring |
| Free to try | 60 minutes a month, no card | $200 of free credit |
| Self-hosting | On-premise and on-device, quoted separately | Self-hosted deployment and a dedicated EU endpoint |
| Bring your own pieces | One integrated pipeline | Tiers from 5¢ a minute for speech recognition alone |
Deepgram's figures are from its own pricing page, read 5 October 2026; prices change, so check it. Lokutor's are on our pricing page (Starter 4.75¢, Growth 4.3¢, Business 4.1¢ per included minute; overage 5, 4.5 and 4¢). This compares published prices and features only. We have not benchmarked Deepgram's audio quality or latency, and we are not claiming to beat it on either.
It depends what you need.
Choose Deepgram if
- You only need speech recognition, or want to bring your own language model and voice.
- You want $200 of credit to experiment with before committing.
- You need its self-hosted deployment today.
Choose Lokutor if
- You want the whole agent, recognition, model and voice, in one price.
- Your users speak Spanish, Catalan, Galician or Basque.
- You want the option to run the stack on ordinary CPUs in your own infrastructure or on a device.
Common questions.
How does Lokutor’s price compare with the Deepgram Voice Agent API?
Deepgram’s pricing page lists its Standard Voice Agent at 7.5¢ a minute pay as you go and 6.8¢ on its Growth tier, with speech recognition, language model and voice included (read 5 October 2026). Lokutor works out at 4.1–4.75¢ per included minute on plans with the same three included.
Should I use Lokutor or Deepgram for speech-to-text only?
If you only need transcription, Deepgram sells it on its own from a low per-minute rate and that is its core product. Lokutor is built around the whole agent; its speech-to-text API comes with each plan’s allowance.
Can I try Lokutor before paying?
Yes. The Free plan includes 60 agent minutes a month, one concurrent call and no card. You can build an agent, give it a voice and talk to it in the browser in a few minutes.
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Hear it for yourself.
60 minutes a month on the free plan, no card. Build an agent and talk to it in your browser.