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Aura 2

deepgram/aura-2

Second-generation Aura text-to-speech with 90 voices in English, Spanish, Dutch, German, French, Italian and Japanese, over REST and WebSocket with speed and pronunciation controls. Deepgram now steers English builds to Flux TTS and keeps Aura-2 for the other six languages.

API
curl "$AUDIOLAB_API_URL/v1/audio/speech" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AUDIOLAB_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "deepgram/aura-2",
  "input": "Make every word count.",
  "voice": "auto",
  "response_format": "mp3"
}' --output speech.mp3
Input Price
$25.50 / 1M characters
Output Price
—
Input
Text
Output
Audio

Capabilities

Explore what Aura 2 supports, then use the API section for a request tailored to this model.

BatchStreamVoices

Languages

EnglishSpanishDutchFrenchGermanItalianJapanese

Model Information

Provider
Deepgram
Product
Text-to-Speech
Release Date
Apr 15, 2025
Data Policy
Configurable
Region
Unknown
Input
Text
Output
Audio
Provider Documentation

Playground

Try Aura 2 by Deepgram. Requests use the selected workspace’s credits and API pricing.

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Providers

Compare available endpoints, pricing, and context limits for Aura 2.

ProviderContextOutputInput PriceOutput PriceEndpoint
DeepgramNot specifiedAudio$25.50 / 1M characters—
deepgram/aura-2:deepgram

Prices are catalog rates. Your workspace’s estimate and endpoint pricing determine the final charge.

Input and Output Limits

Formats and limits AudioLab enforces on each request.

LimitValue
Max chars2000
Formatsmp3, opus, aac, flac, wav, pcm, ulaw, alaw

Provider Notes

deepgram/realtime is AudioLab's provider-managed Nova-3 + GPT-4o Mini + Aura-2 Thalia speech-to-speech stack. Aura-2 supports every current REST media combination, streaming HTTP audio, asynchronous callbacks, request tags, MIP opt-out, speed and inline IPA controls, and AudioLab's realtime speech WebSocket. It has 91 current voice/model IDs across seven languages. Aura-1 remains an officially listed, separately priced English model family with 12 voice/model IDs and the same REST/WebSocket transports, but without Aura-2's speed or inline IPA controls. Pass the provider's full concrete voice/model ID, such as aura-2-thalia-en, through the common voice field. MP3, Opus, and AAC use Deepgram's fixed sample rates, so AudioLab omits sample_rate for those encodings; configurable sample rates remain available for linear16, mu-law, A-law, and FLAC. Deepgram's live WebSocket accepts only pcm, ulaw, or alaw.

Performance

Status

Current catalog availability. Your workspace’s access is checked separately before a request runs.

Getting Started

Use your workspace API key and the exact model identifier below. Set the API URL to the endpoint shown in your workspace and keep credentials on your server.

API
curl "$AUDIOLAB_API_URL/v1/audio/speech" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AUDIOLAB_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "deepgram/aura-2",
  "input": "Make every word count.",
  "voice": "auto",
  "response_format": "mp3"
}' --output speech.mp3
Read the Endpoint Reference

Request Parameters

Available parameters depend on the provider and request format. The endpoint reference explains accepted values and required fields.

ParameterDetails
modeldeepgram/aura-2 — Required model identifier.
encodingView Accepted Values
containerView Accepted Values
sample_rateView Accepted Values
bit_rateView Accepted Values
mip_opt_outView Accepted Values
tagView Accepted Values
callbackView Accepted Values
callback_methodView Accepted Values

Input and Output Limits

Formats and limits AudioLab enforces on each request.

LimitValue
Max chars2000
Formatsmp3, opus, aac, flac, wav, pcm, ulaw, alaw

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