LiteLLMModels

Nova API Pricing

As of October 10, 2026, Nova costs $0.0043 per minute of audio on Deepgram.

By AmazonModel ID deepgram/novaPrices updated Checked
Per second
$0
Per minute
$0.0043
Providers
1
Added to LiteLLM
June 2025

Nova 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/nova$0$0.0043–

What Nova costs in practice

Transcribing 1,000 minutes of audio

Deepgram$4.30

Use Nova with LiteLLM

Call Nova 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/nova",
    file=open("audio.mp3", "rb"),
)
Proxy config.yaml
model_list:
  - model_name: nova
    litellm_params:
      model: deepgram/nova
      # 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="nova" \
  -F file=@audio.mp3

Nova FAQ

How much does Nova cost?

Nova costs $0.0043 per minute of audio on Deepgram.

Which providers offer Nova?

Nova is available from Deepgram through LiteLLM, using the model name deepgram/nova.

How do I call Nova with an OpenAI-compatible API?

Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="deepgram/nova", 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 Nova?

Nova 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.