Criterion DeepgramSuno
CategoryAI Voice & Audio ToolsAI Voice & Audio Tools
In one sentenceA speech-to-text, text-to-speech and voice-agent API built for developers, with a $200 signup credit.AI music generator that writes full songs with vocals from a text prompt or your lyrics.
Problem it solvesAdding accurate transcription, natural speech or real-time voice agents to an application without building or hosting speech models.Making original music normally needs instruments, singers and production skills; Suno generates finished songs from words.
Free planYesYes
Developer APIYes — docsNo
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsAPIWeb, iOS, Android
Pricing (summary)Pay-as-you-go with a $200 signup credit and no credit card required; speech-to-text is billed per minute, text-to-speech per 1,000 characters and the Voice Agent API per minute. Enterprise plans add SLAs and HIPAA agreements. Verify current rates on Deepgram's pricing page.
Checked 2026-10-18
Free plan gives 50 credits per day on v6-mini with no commercial rights. Pro is $8/month (2,500 credits, 20 downloads) and Premier $24/month (10,000 credits, 60 downloads), both with commercial rights; annual billing saves $24 and $72 a year respectively.
Checked 2026-10-19
Strengths
  • Generous documented starting credit with no card required
  • Covers transcription, speech synthesis and voice agents in one API
  • Published per-minute and per-character pricing
  • Fast, complete song generation
  • Industry-partnered v6 models
  • Affordable entry plan
Limitations
  • It is an API product, not a consumer transcription app
  • Usage is billed per minute or per character after the credit runs out
  • Accuracy varies by audio quality, language and model
  • Free plan songs are owned by Suno and non-commercial
  • Monthly download caps since Sep 2026
  • Credits do not roll over
  • Subscribing does not automatically grant rights to earlier free songs