LiteLLMModels

Base Conversationalai API Pricing

As of October 10, 2026, Base Conversationalai costs $0.0125 per minute of audio on Deepgram.

Model ID deepgram/base-conversationalaiPrices updated Checked
Per second
$0
Per minute
$0.0125
Providers
1
Added to LiteLLM
June 2025

Base Conversationalai pricing by provider

1 listing across 1 provider. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.

ProviderModel name in LiteLLMPer secondPer minuteContext
Deepgramdeepgram/base-conversationalai$0$0.0125–

What Base Conversationalai costs in practice

Transcribing 1,000 minutes of audio

Deepgram$12.50

Use Base Conversationalai with LiteLLM

Call Base Conversationalai through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/audio/transcriptions. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.

Python SDK
from litellm import transcription

response = transcription(
    model="deepgram/base-conversationalai",
    file=open("audio.mp3", "rb"),
)
Proxy config.yaml
model_list:
  - model_name: base-conversationalai
    litellm_params:
      model: deepgram/base-conversationalai
      # credentials: see the provider's LiteLLM docs page
Call the proxy
curl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/audio/transcriptions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
  -F model="base-conversationalai" \
  -F file=@audio.mp3

Base Conversationalai FAQ

How much does Base Conversationalai cost?

Base Conversationalai costs $0.0125 per minute of audio on Deepgram.

Which providers offer Base Conversationalai?

Base Conversationalai is available from Deepgram through LiteLLM, using the model name deepgram/base-conversationalai.

How do I call Base Conversationalai with an OpenAI-compatible API?

Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="deepgram/base-conversationalai", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/audio/transcriptions from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.

When did LiteLLM add Base Conversationalai?

Base Conversationalai was added to LiteLLM's model price file in June 2025.

Sources

Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Provider pricing pages:

LiteLLM docs: Deepgram.

Provider pages: Deepgram.