Updated 11 November 2026
First published 2026-11-11 · Tool Comparison
Checked 11 November 2026. Every price below was read on the vendor’s own page that day and is quoted as printed. A vendor with no printed price says so; we did not fill the gap.
| Tool | Who it suits | One figure, as printed |
|---|---|---|
| Sarvam | A team that wants to pay in rupees and buy credits that work across its APIs; volume tiers cut the per-minute rate. | Pay as you go: “Speech to text at ₹0.49 per minute” |
| Deepgram | A team building real-time voice features that wants a per-minute dollar rate and a starter credit. | Start: “Free $200 credit then pay-as-you-go” |
| AssemblyAI | A team transcribing recorded audio in many languages that wants an hourly dollar rate. | Universal-2: “Supports 99 languages. Exceptional accuracy at a lower price. $0.15 /hr” |
A team that wants to pay in rupees and buy credits that work across its APIs; volume tiers cut the per-minute rate.
A team building real-time voice features that wants a per-minute dollar rate and a starter credit.
A team transcribing recorded audio in many languages that wants an hourly dollar rate.
Go to the vendor: Visit Sarvam → · Visit Deepgram → · Visit AssemblyAI →
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