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Mid-market enterprise spend for seat-based licensing.
◆ marker shows typical: $50,000
Top 5 things it buyers should know
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License ComplianceDeepgram (deepgram) uses standard seat-based licensing models.
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Predictable RenewalsZero price movements in 30 days suggests a stable vendor relationship.
What to avoid
Anti-patterns specific to it buyers.
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What to ask Deepgram
Persona-tailored from procurement intel.
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vs alternatives, for it buyers
From a procurement perspective, Deepgram (deepgram) offers a more traditional SaaS licensing model compared to the consumption-based models of OpenAI (openai) and Google (google). While OpenAI (openai) offers ChatGPT Team at $30.00/mo per seat, Deepgram (deepgram) also utilizes seat-based structures, though specific tier pricing is not public in the current digest.
Vendor comparison
Flagship + cheapest tier across 3 vendors. Deepgram highlighted.
| Vendor | Flagship model | Input / output | Cheapest model | Subscription tiers | Recent changes (30d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepgram | — | — | — | 0 | stable |
| OpenAI |
gpt-5-4
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$2.5/M in · $15/M out |
gpt-5-nano
$0.05 / $0.4 |
6 | 2 changes |
| Google AI |
gemini-3-1-pro
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$2/M in · $12/M out |
gemini-2-5-flash-lite
$0.1 / $0.4 |
8 | 36 changes |
Who wins for what
6 common scenarios — best vendor for each.
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Predictable monthly billing without token volatilityWinner: deepgram ·
deepgram
Deepgram uses seat/subscription-based pricing rather than per-token API pricing. -
Lowest cost flagship model (Input)Winner: google ·
gemini-3-1-pro
Google charges $2/M input compared to OpenAI's $2.5/M for gpt-5-4. -
Lowest cost flagship model (Output)Winner: google ·
gemini-3-1-pro
Google charges $12/M output compared to OpenAI's $15/M for gpt-5-4. -
Lowest cost entry-level/nano modelWinner: openai ·
gpt-5-nano
OpenAI charges $0.05/M input and $0.4/M output for gpt-5-nano. -
Maximum context window for flagship modelsWinner: google ·
gemini-3-1-pro
Google offers a 2,000,000 token context window compared to OpenAI's 1,050,000. -
Lowest cost consumer subscriptionWinner: google ·
google-one-basic
Google One Basic is available at $1.99/mo, the lowest entry price listed.
Integration & TCO context
The seat fee is one line item. These archetypes show full TCO with engineering + observability + compliance.
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Inference-only Chatbot (no retrieval) LLM is ~95% of total TCOWorkflow: general-q-and-a · Fit for: vibe coder, smbSolo developer with ChatGPT Plus + Claude Pro = $40/mo. Total monthly cost is ~$40 because there are no integration costs.Implementation: ~1 eng-weeks initial + ~2 hrs/month ongoing
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RAG Knowledge Base / Internal Q&A LLM is ~25% of total TCOWorkflow: enterprise-search · Fit for: smb, enterpriseSMB support RAG: $400/mo LLM tokens, $1500/mo total TCO including eng + observability + eval.Implementation: ~4 eng-weeks initial + ~12 hrs/month ongoing
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Code Agent Deployment (Cursor / Copilot at team scale) LLM is ~70% of total TCOWorkflow: developer-productivity · Fit for: developer, smb, enterprise50-dev team on Copilot Business = $950/mo seats + $200/mo overage + $1500/mo eng oversight = $2650 actual.Implementation: ~2 eng-weeks initial + ~6 hrs/month ongoing
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Customer Support Agent (stateful, multi-channel) LLM is ~30% of total TCOWorkflow: customer-service · Fit for: smb, enterpriseSMB with 10K tickets/mo: $800 agent runtime + $2500 eng + $400 platform = ~$3700/mo.Implementation: ~8 eng-weeks initial + ~24 hrs/month ongoing
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Voice Agent (Call Center / Receptionist) LLM is ~35% of total TCOWorkflow: voice-customer-service · Fit for: smb, enterpriseRestaurant chain with 5K calls/mo on Gemini Live: $25 voice + $300 LLM + $4000 eng/observability = ~$4300.Implementation: ~6 eng-weeks initial + ~16 hrs/month ongoing
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Multi-tool Autonomous Agent (research / sales / ops) LLM is ~20% of total TCOWorkflow: agentic-automation · Fit for: enterpriseFortune 1000 with research agent: $2500 LLM + $1500 platform + $12K eng = ~$16K/mo for ONE agent in production.Implementation: ~12 eng-weeks initial + ~40 hrs/month ongoing
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Self-hosted OSS LLM (vLLM / Ollama / TensorRT) LLM is ~50% of total TCOWorkflow: data-sovereignty · Fit for: enterprise, developerHealthcare OSS deployment: $4500/mo H100 rental + $12K eng = $16.5K/mo. Break-even vs Claude Sonnet around 100M tokens/month.Implementation: ~6 eng-weeks initial + ~60 hrs/month ongoing
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Office Productivity Rollout (Copilot org-wide) LLM is ~80% of total TCOWorkflow: workforce-enablement · Fit for: smb, enterprise500-seat enterprise on M365 Copilot: $15K/mo seats + $700/mo overage + $700 governance = $16.4K/mo.
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Current API Pricing
Per 1M tokens, USD. Refreshed nightly from Deepgram's pricing pages.
Last refreshed 2026-05-02 from vendor pages
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| Model | Input $/1M tok |
Output $/1M tok |
Unit | Tags |
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| Deepgram Nova-3 ⓘ | — | — | — |
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