Comparison

Deepgram vs Kaldi

On the evidence we track, Deepgram leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Deepgram68
Kaldi18
Score
Vioscale score
Deepgram68 / 100low · 43%
Kaldi18 / 100low · 15%
Pricing
Free tier
Deepgram
Kaldi
Model
Deepgramfreemium
Price level
Deepgramlow
Kaldifree
Transparent
Deepgram
Kaldi
Integrations
Count
Deepgram7
Kaldi
Security
Gdpr
Deepgram
Kaldi
Hipaa
Deepgram
Kaldi
Pci
Deepgram
Kaldi
Scorecard
Deepgram
Kaldi3.9
Soc2
Deepgram
Kaldi
Adoption
Dependent repos
Deepgram
Kaldi1
Github stars
Deepgram
Kaldi15,469
Activity
Commits last 30d
Deepgram
Kaldi0
Language
Primary
Deepgram
KaldiShell
Market

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for speech to text. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Real time streaming
Deepgram-
Kaldi-
Speaker diarization
Deepgram-
Kaldi-
Custom vocabulary
Deepgram-
Kaldi-
Fine tuning
Deepgram-
Kaldi-
Word timestamps
Deepgram-
Kaldi-
Punctuation formatting
Deepgram-
Kaldi-
Pii redaction
Deepgram-
Kaldi-
Vertical model
Deepgram-
Kaldi-
Offline on device
Deepgram-
Kaldi-
Open source
Deepgram-
Kaldi-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Deepgram

Leader

A platform providing real-time speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and voice agent APIs with native support for understanding turn-taking, interruptions, and multi-speaker scenarios. Supports 45+ languages with features like speaker identification, smart formatting, and keyword recognition for enterprise and developer use cases.

Independently observed

Kaldi

A free, open-source framework for building and deploying speech recognition systems, supporting multiple platforms from desktop to mobile and in-browser execution.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Deepgram

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier

From $0.0048/min for speech-to-text, $0.015/1k characters for text-to-speech. Free tier with $200 credit.

  • Pay As You GoFree
    • Speech-to-text (45+ languages)
    • Text-to-speech
    • Voice Agent API
    • Speaker diarization
    • Smart formatting
    • +4 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom trained models
    • On-premises or private cloud deployment
    • Dedicated support
    • HIPAA Business Associate Agreement
    • Data Processing Agreement
as of verify ↗

Kaldi

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Deepgram
Kaldi
Android
Deepgram
Kaldi
macOS
Deepgram
Kaldi
Windows
Deepgram
Kaldi
Linux
Deepgram
Kaldi
CLI
Deepgram
Kaldi
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Deepgram
Kaldi
Self-hosted
Deepgram
Kaldi

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Deepgram

Leader
7 total
  • Zapier
  • Genesys
  • Cisco
  • Avaya
  • Nuance
  • UniMRCP
  • Y Combinator
Independently observed

Kaldi

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.