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ElevenLabs vs Deepgram

A feature-by-feature comparison of ElevenLabs and Deepgram across 7 capability categories.

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Modalities — ElevenLabs Wins

Modalities: ElevenLabs compared with Deepgram
Feature	ElevenLabs	Deepgram
Text Input	Yes	Partial. Prompts configure Voice Agent behavior. Primary input is audio.
Image Upload / Vision	No	No. Speech platform, not vision.
Image Generation	No	No. Does not generate images.
Voice Mode	Yes	Yes, requires plus plan. Voice Agent API is a conversational speech loop.
Video Understanding	No	No. Audio/speech focus, not video analysis.
Video Generation	No. Not a video generation product.	No. Not a video generation product.
File Upload (PDF, DOCX)	Yes	Partial. Batch transcription accepts audio files. Not a PDF chat uploader.
Code Execution	No	No. STT/TTS APIs, not a code sandbox.
Audio Input	Yes	Yes, requires plus plan. Flux STT and Voice Agent consume live and recorded audio.
Canvas / Artifact Editor	No	No. Not a canvas product.
Screen Sharing / Computer Use	No	No. No computer-use product.

Memory & Context — Tie

Memory & Context: ElevenLabs compared with Deepgram
Feature	ElevenLabs	Deepgram
Persistent Memory	No	Partial. Voice Agent sessions retain context within a call.
Large Context Window	No	Unknown. Agent context limits were not on the homepage snippet.
Custom Instructions	No	Yes, requires plus plan. Configure Voice Agent prompts and behavior.
Conversation History	Yes	Partial. Call logs and transcripts in console. API is per-session.

Integrations — Tie

Integrations: ElevenLabs compared with Deepgram
Feature	ElevenLabs	Deepgram
Web Search / Browsing	No	Unknown. Whether Voice Agent can search the web was not checked.
Plugins / Extensions	No	Partial. Integrations and webhooks for voice workflows.
API Access	Yes	Yes, requires plus plan. REST and WebSocket APIs for STT, TTS, and Voice Agent.
Zapier Integration	No	Unknown. Zapier listing was not checked.
Custom GPTs / Bots	No	Yes, requires plus plan. Voice Agent is a deployable speech bot.
Real-time Collaboration	Yes	No. No multiplayer canvas.
Live Social Data Integration		No. No social firehose.
Live Citation Mapping		No. Not a cited-search product.

Developer — Tie

Developer: ElevenLabs compared with Deepgram
Feature	ElevenLabs	Deepgram
Function Calling	No	Partial. Voice Agent can invoke configured tools during a call.
Streaming Responses	Yes	Yes, requires plus plan. Realtime streaming STT and TTS.
Fine-Tuning	Yes	Unknown. Custom STT models were not confirmed on homepage.
Embeddings API	No	No. Speech APIs, not embeddings.
Structured Output (JSON)	No	Partial. Structured transcript formats and diarization.
Reasoning / Thinking Mode	No	No. Not a text reasoning model product.
Local Execution		Yes, requires enterprise plan. Self-hosted deployment option alongside cloud.
Open Weights		No. Proprietary Flux models. Distinct from Whisper open weights.
Multi-Agent Orchestration		No. Single voice agent per call.

Platforms — ElevenLabs Wins

Platforms: ElevenLabs compared with Deepgram
Feature	ElevenLabs	Deepgram
Web App	Yes	Partial. Console for keys and testing. Primary surface is API.
iOS App	Yes	No. No consumer iOS app.
Android App	Yes	No. No Android app.
Desktop App	No	No. No desktop app.
Chrome Extension	No	No. No Chrome extension.

Privacy — ElevenLabs Wins

Privacy: ElevenLabs compared with Deepgram
Feature	ElevenLabs	Deepgram
GDPR Compliant	Yes	Unknown. Compliance docs were not re-read.
Opt Out of Data Training	Yes	Unknown. Training on customer audio was not checked.
Enterprise Privacy Mode	Yes	Yes, requires enterprise plan. Self-hosted and private cloud deployment options.

Workspaces — ElevenLabs Wins

Workspaces: ElevenLabs compared with Deepgram
Feature	ElevenLabs	Deepgram
Projects / Folders	Yes	Partial. Console projects for API keys and usage.