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Deepgram speech-to-text is now free for all Vagle AI users. Every Vagle AI account now includes Deepgram streaming speech-to-text at no additional cost. No separate Deepgram API key or billing is required. Direct answer. Starting today, Deepgram real-time speech-to-text is included at no additional cost for every Vagle AI user. You do not need your own Deepgram API key, and there is no separate per-minute Deepgram charge on your account. This applies to both browser web calls and phone calls made through the platform. Vagle covers the Deepgram transcription cost as part of its calling infrastructure, backed by a Deepgram investment in the platform. What changed. Previously, real-time transcription providers were billed as a separate cost component on each connected call minute. Users needed to understand which STT provider was selected and what it cost. Now, Deepgram streaming transcription is bundled into the platform. Users selecting Deepgram as their transcriber see no extra line item - the cost is absorbed by Vagle. What you get. * Real-time streaming speech-to-text on every call * Low-latency interim and final transcripts * Support for English and multiple languages * Automatic voice activity detection (VAD) * Works on browser web calls and telephony (Twilio, Plivo, VoBiz) * No separate Deepgram API key needed * No per-minute Deepgram billing on your account How to use it. When you create or edit an assistant in Vagle, select Deepgram as the transcriber. That is all - there is no API key to paste and no billing toggle to enable. If you already use Deepgram as your transcriber, nothing changes in your workflow. The cost simply disappears from your usage breakdown. Why this is possible. Deepgram has invested in Vagle AI, which includes infrastructure credits that allow the platform to offer their transcription at no additional user cost. This is a direct result of that backing. As long as the investment credits cover usage, Deepgram STT remains free for users. If this changes in the future, users will be notified in advance. Does this affect other providers. No. If you prefer a different transcriber (Groq Whisper, Speechmatics, or another supported option), those remain available with their standard pricing. Deepgram is the one that is now included at no extra cost. Limits and fair use. There is no hard per-minute cap announced today. Standard platform fair-use policies apply. Extremely high-volume usage that exceeds what the investment credits cover may be subject to future adjustments, with advance notice. Faq. Do I need a Deepgram API key to use this? Is Deepgram STT really free on Vagle? Does this work for phone calls too? Can I still use other transcribers? Will this remain free forever? Official provider resources. Related resources. Tell Vagle your use case, call volume, tools, and follow-up needs. Vagle will help you choose a practical setup.

Voice AI infrastructure leader Deepgram to establish APAC headquarters in Singapore following strategic investment from EDBI. Deepgram to deepen support across APAC, where it serves customers in more than 20 markets; names former Salesforce leader Sriram Ved to lead the region. Aug 18, 2026 Prev Next 1 of 43,493 Deepgram, the real-time AI infrastructure company underpinning the Voice AI economy, announced plans to establish its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore, deepening its commitment to a region where the company is already seeing strong demand for production-grade Voice AI. Deepgram has appointed Sriram Ved as Vice President and General Manager for APAC who will lead the company's regional strategy and oversee its customer, partner, and go-to-market expansion. Deepgram saw a 96% year-over-year increase in API requests across APAC and serves customers across more than 20 markets in the region, including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. From Singapore, the company plans to bring regional leadership, customer support, partnerships, and commercial operations closer to customers across the region, build on its existing speech-to-text expertise and support across Asian languages, and expand its low-latency inference footprint. The move follows a strategic investment from EDBI, an arm of SG Growth Capital, the investment platform of EDB and Enterprise Singapore, as part of an extension to Deepgram's US$130 million Series C funding. EDBI will also support Deepgram as it establishes a presence in Singapore and builds commercial relationships and regional operations across APAC. Companies are moving Voice AI into high-volume, customer-facing operations spanning contact centers, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, and commerce in APAC. As deployments scale, enterprises need infrastructure that can perform reliably across languages, accents, and noisy environments while meeting strict requirements for latency, cost, privacy, and data control. Deepgram plans to deepen its regional investment in three core areas: * Customer and partner support: Expand its regional leadership, customer support, partnerships, and commercial operations, bringing these teams and capabilities closer to customers across APAC. * Asian-language capabilities: Build on Deepgram's existing speech-to-text support for all four of Singapore's official languages: English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, and Tamil, while deepening its expertise in Asian languages, accents, and speech patterns, including multilingual interactions, code-switching, and specialized terminology. Deepgram's broader speech-to-text portfolio currently supports Japanese, Hindi, Thai, Cantonese, and several Indic languages and regional variants. * Low-latency, flexible deployment: Work toward a broader low-latency inference footprint across APAC while continuing to offer cloud, virtual private cloud, self-hosted, and on-premises deployments that help enterprises meet regional requirements around privacy, data control, and data residency. "APAC is one of the most promising markets for Voice AI right now," said Scott Stephenson, CEO and co-founder of Deepgram. "You have huge demand, incredible linguistic diversity, and companies moving quickly from experimenting with AI to putting it into production. Singapore puts us closer to the customers and partners building that future, and gives us a strong base to help make Voice AI work across the complexity of the region." "Voice AI is already live in production across APAC, from contact centers and financial services to healthcare and telecommunications," said Sriram Ved, Vice President and General Manager for APAC at Deepgram. "We're also seeing a new generation of AI companies building for the region and turning to Deepgram for the voice infrastructure underneath their products. They need technology that works where real conversations happen: across noise, accents, languages, and massive volumes, without sacrificing speed or reliability. That's what Deepgram was built to do." EDBI invests in global companies that drive the development of innovative solutions, create good jobs, and contribute to Singapore's long-term economic resilience. Its investment in Deepgram reflects a shared ambition to build advanced AI capabilities from Singapore while supporting the company's growth across APAC. "Voice AI is becoming critical infrastructure for enterprises across Asia. The companies developing these technologies need to be close to the markets, languages, and deployment realities they serve. Deepgram's decision to anchor its APAC headquarters here reflects a long-term commitment to building from Singapore. At EDBI, we partner with companies like Deepgram to establish and scale meaningful capabilities here, and we look forward to its continued contribution to Singapore's AI ecosystem," said Yeung Chia Li, Senior Partner at EDBI. Globally, Deepgram powers more than 200,000 developers and 1,400 organizations. Its platform has processed more than 50,000 years of audio and transcribed more than one trillion words.