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Deepgram vs Sherpa-ONNX: catalog facts
Deepgram	Sherpa-ONNX
Freemium Free sign-up for trying the APIs, with paid usage and enterprise plans.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Self-hosted, Command line
Speech-to-text, text-to-speech and voice agents from one provider Real-time streaming as well as batch transcription	Works fully offline Runs on phones, single-board computers and NPUs as well as servers
Built for developers integrating an API, not a consumer app Usage beyond the free tier is paid	Mainly a developer toolkit with technical setup Models must be downloaded and chosen separately
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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