{"podcast":{"title":"Tech Stories Tech Brief By HackerNoon","slug":"tech-stories-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365648","podcast_index_feed_id":6365648,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/tech-stories-tech-brief-by-hackernoon","website_url":"https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/P-42oHG33sV1aPenbVg2DrwaV5AQtWp46GJ4Bp_EP-s/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNDI5LzE2ODM1/ODM0NjQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"HackerNoon","episode_count":100,"summary":"Learn the latest tech-stories updates in the tech world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T06:17:37.489609+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-stories-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365648"},"episode":{"title":"Is Deepgram Worth It at Scale? Breaking Down Cost, Features, and Alternatives","slug":"is-deepgram-worth-it-at-scale-breaking-down-cost-features-and-alternatives","published_at":"2026-05-09T16:00:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-stories-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365648/is-deepgram-worth-it-at-scale-breaking-down-cost-features-and-alternatives","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-stories-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365648","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/4438f9d2","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/4438f9d2/62b64ffc.mp3","summary":"This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/is-deepgram-worth-it-at-scale-breaking-down-cost-features-and-alternatives . Deepgram's pricing is simple until you add diarization, redaction, and emotion detection. Here's what it actually costs and what you get with Modulate instead. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #enterprise-ai-pricing , #api-pricing , #ai-cost-optimization , #speech-to-text , #deepgram-alternative , #asr-benchmarking , #transcription-apis , #good-company , and more. This story was written by: @modulate . Learn more about this writer by checking @modulate's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Deepgram's base rate is just the start. Add diarization, PII redaction, and emotion detection and costs balloon fast — while accuracy on real-world audio still lags. This breakdown shows exactly what Deepgram costs at scale versus Modulate, feature by feature.","meta_description":"This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/is-deepgram-worth-it-at-scale-breaking-down-cost-features-and-alternatives .…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":808,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tech-stories-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365648/episodes/is-deepgram-worth-it-at-scale-breaking-down-cost-features-and-alternatives/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-stories-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365648/is-deepgram-worth-it-at-scale-breaking-down-cost-features-and-alternatives.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}