Deepgram Aura 2 API
$0.126/min on Varosity credits ($0.120/min with your own key).
no deepgram account needed · no subscription · failed renders never billed
Best for
- ultra-low latency
- natural prosody
- cheap ($0.030/1K chars)
Trade-offs
- English-only in Aura 2
- fewer voice options than ElevenLabs
Call it from your code
One Varosity key works for every model.
curl -X POST https://varosity.ai/api/v1/tts \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VAROSITY_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"text": "Welcome to the launch. Here's what's new this week.",
"voiceModel": "deepgram-aura-2"
}'Or ask your agent
Connect Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client to https://varosity.ai/api/mcp with your key, then say:
"Use Varosity with deepgram-aura-2 to read this script aloud: …"Agent setup guide
Alternatives to Deepgram Aura 2
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