How do I call Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru via API?

Send OpenAI-compatible requests to https://api.llmapi.ai/v1 with model "nova-2-drivethru" and your LLM.API key. See the code snippet on this page.

What is the context length for Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?

Reported context for Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru is See provider specs. Always verify the active provider row if multiple providers are listed.

How is Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru priced on LLM.API?

Listed pricing metadata shows: In $4.3 / 1M tokens. LLM.API may offer discounted effective rates (illustrative ~30% callout vs list when available).. Confirm live rates in the LLM.API dashboard or docs before production budgeting.

What are limitations of Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?

Like other API models, Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru can be wrong, incomplete, or uneven on edge cases. Validate outputs for high-stakes use. Media/OCR/STT models additionally depend on input quality.

Can I use tools or structured outputs with Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?

Tooling support varies; for pure stt models, prefer the modalities listed rather than assuming chat tools.

Does Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru support streaming?

Streaming depends on the active provider; check the providers table on this page for flags.

When should I choose Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?

You will pipe transcripts into search or LLM summarization — especially when you specifically need Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru.

Is Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru a chat model?

No—Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru is categorized as a stt model. Use the matching API surface rather than assuming chat completions.

What modalities does Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru support?

Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru accepts audio and produces text according to its architecture metadata on LLM.API.

Which providers serve Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?

LLM.API currently lists: deepgram. Availability can vary by region and account.

Which endpoint do I call for Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?

POST https://api.llmapi.ai/v1/chat/completions with model "nova-2-drivethru" and your LLM.API key. The request and response bodies are OpenAI-compatible.

How do I switch from OpenAI to Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru on LLM.API?

Change two lines: set base_url to https://api.llmapi.ai/v1 and api_key to your LLM.API key. The rest of your OpenAI SDK code stays the same.

Does Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru support function calling and structured outputs?

Function calling: not supported. Structured outputs: not supported.

Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru API: Endpoint & Pricing

Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru brings speech-to-text speech-to-text to LLM.API for voice notes, calls, and caption pipelines.

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What is Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?

With Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru, LLM.API turns audio into text for product voice features. Speech-to-text model by Deepgram. The model id `nova-2-drivethru` keeps STT alongside your other endpoints.

Can you self-host Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?

No. We found no public weights for Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru on Hugging Face, so there is nothing to download, quantize or serve on your own GPUs: no VRAM budget, no vLLM or GGUF build to plan for. The only way to run it is over an API.

Skip the deploy — use LLM.API as your endpoint

No GPUs, no quantization trade-offs. Same model, OpenAI-compatible, with custom volume discounts on request.

Get API key See API code ↓

Providers

LLM.API routes Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru to the providers below, with discounted effective rates versus list price.

List price by provider

InputOutput

deepgram$0 in

$0 out

Provider list prices; the LLM.API discount applies on top.

Provider	Pricing	Context	Capabilities
deepgram	in $0; out — per minute of audio	—	—

Prices and availability from the LLMAPI catalogue, updated nightly. Last updated 11 Oct 2026.

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Code snippet

Call Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru through the OpenAI-compatible API — STT via LLM.API (see docs for audio endpoints).

Switching from OpenAI? Change 2 lines.

- base_url="https://api.openai.com/v1"
- api_key="YOUR_OPENAI_KEY"
+ base_url="https://api.llmapi.ai/v1"
+ api_key="YOUR_LLMAPI_KEY"

Everything else stays the same — SDK, message format, tools, streaming. Set model to nova-2-drivethru and the call runs unchanged.

bash

curl https://api.llmapi.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLMAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "nova-2-drivethru",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Give me three crisp launch checklist items."}
    ]
  }'

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="YOUR_LLMAPI_KEY",
    base_url="https://api.llmapi.ai/v1",
)

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="nova-2-drivethru",
    messages=[
        {"role": "system", "content": "You are a precise product assistant."},
        {"role": "user", "content": "Give me three crisp launch checklist items."},
    ],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.LLMAPI_KEY,
  baseURL: "https://api.llmapi.ai/v1",
});

const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "nova-2-drivethru",
  messages: [
    { role: "user", content: "Give me three crisp launch checklist items." },
  ],
});

console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);

stream = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="nova-2-drivethru",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Write a haiku about latency."}],
    stream=True,
)

for chunk in stream:
    delta = chunk.choices[0].delta.content
    if delta:
        print(delta, end="", flush=True)

{
  "model": "nova-2-drivethru",
  "messages": [
    {"role": "system", "content": "You are a precise product assistant."},
    {"role": "user", "content": "Give me three crisp launch checklist items."}
  ]
}

ENDPOINTS

Supported endpoints & features

Base URL https://api.llmapi.ai/v1 · model ID nova-2-drivethru · OpenAI-compatible.

POST /v1/chat/completionsChat Completions — supported

Feature	Status	How to set it
Function calling (tools)	Not supported	`tools, tool_choice`
Parallel tool calls	Not supported	`parallel_tool_calls`
JSON mode	Not supported	`response_format: {"type": "json_object"}`
Structured outputs	Not supported	`response_format: {"type": "json_schema", …}`
Streaming	Not supported	`stream: true`
Vision (image input)	Not supported	`image_url content parts`
Web search	Not supported	`web_search`

ERRORS

Errors & fallback routing

Code	What it means	What to do
`401`	Missing or invalid API key.	Send `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LLMAPI_KEY` and check the key is active.
`429`	Rate limited, or the upstream provider is throttling the request.	Back off and retry with jitter; the gateway also retries the request on another provider where one is available.
`5xx`	Upstream provider error or timeout.	Retry; fallback routing sends the retry to the next healthy provider for this model.

When a provider fails or throttles, the request is routed to the next provider serving this model — the ones listed in the providers table above.

Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru in production

Best workloadsLLM.API features

What the model is good at.

Caption generation
Produces base transcripts for subtitle workflows. Reflects speech-to-text positioning for this endpoint.
Meeting capture
Fits voice notes, calls, and meeting recording pipelines. Tuned to how teams typically call Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru.
Speech transcription
Converts spoken audio into text for captions, notes, and search.
Compliance archives
Creates text records of spoken interactions for audit trails. Relevant for `nova-2-drivethru` workloads on LLM.API.
Downstream LLM prep
Feeds transcripts into summarization and action-item extractors. Tuned to how teams typically call Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru.

What you get when you call Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru through LLM.API.

Unified AI Routing
Reach Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru and sibling models through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
One endpoint, every model.
Cost Control
Production: Compare provider price points and keep spend visible as you scale Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru.
More performance, less spend.
Reliability Layer
Practical: Retry and route across configured providers when a single upstream blips.
Never go dark on users.
Observability
Production: Trace prompts, tokens, and errors for Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru alongside the rest of your stack.
See every token, everywhere.
Drop-in SDKs
Production: Keep using familiar OpenAI client patterns with base URL https://api.llmapi.ai/v1.
Think tasks, not models.
Model Breadth
Swap Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru for chat, media, or embedding alternatives without rewriting auth.
Scale from 1 to millions.

When to Use — When NOT to Use

Use it if...

You need speech-to-text for batch or streaming audio (Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru)
Voice is a primary input modality in your product (Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru)
You will pipe transcripts into search or LLM summarization (Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru)

Avoid if...

Your audio cannot leave your compliance boundary and you lack an approved provider path
You need text-to-speech or chat generation instead of transcription
You require guaranteed perfect transcripts for every accent without evaluation

LLM API rating for Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru

★ 2.5/ 5.0LLM API rating
50% production adoption · 30% category benchmark · 20% tooling & valueEstimated from published specs

2.5Production adoptionNot yet tracked — no public usage data for this release

2.8Benchmark qualityNo public Arena rank — scored on declared reasoning support

2.1Developer ecosystemContext window, tool and JSON support, price against the category median

Reasoning & chat 2.5Coding 2.3Voice & audio 2.6

How is this rating calculated?

Every model gets a separate 1.0–5.0 score for each category it can be used in, so a model can rate high for coding and lower for vision. The score combines three parts:

Production adoption — 50%. How widely the model is actually used in production: provider traffic, LiteLLM and gateway usage, open-weight downloads and its LMArena rank. Proven, widely used models score highest.
Category benchmark — 30%. The public benchmark that matters for that category — the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index and LMArena Elo for reasoning, LMArena coding Elo for coding, image and document support plus vision Elo for vision, tool and JSON support for function calling, measured speed for voice.
Tooling & value — 20%. Context window, support for tools, structured outputs and streaming, and price compared with the category median.

Scores of 4.0 and above are shown in green, 3.0–3.9 in yellow, below 3.0 in red. When a model has no public data for a part, it gets a neutral value instead of an invented number.

A “Verified benchmark” mark (✓) means an independent lab — LMArena or Artificial Analysis — has actually tested that model, and the source figure is shown. Models without that mark are labelled “Estimated from published specs”: the score comes from the published context window, tool and schema support, price and adoption only, because no independent lab has tested them yet.

One exception: a brand-new top-tier model that scores very high on the independent benchmarks but has no usage history yet is rated on the benchmark (60%) and tooling & value (40%) alone, so a missing adoption figure can't hold it back. All inputs come from public sources and are refreshed weekly.

Adoption and benchmark inputs come from public sources — LMArena, Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index and published model specs. Updated weekly.

COMMUNITY

What developers say about speech-to-text models

LMArena—Speed—Sources: LMArena, Artificial Analysis

Summarised from publicly published developer and community reviews of this model family. Opinions are the sources’, not LLM.API’s, and may not be specific to Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru.

Head-to-head tests of the leading APIs land within a point or two of each other; the choice usually comes down to language coverage, streaming latency and batch pricing.
Voice-agent developers report streaming latency and endpointing quality matter more in production than headline word-error rates.
Whisper-family models remain the default open baseline, with hosted providers winning on real-time features and diarization.

SOURCES

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I call Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru via API?
Send OpenAI-compatible requests to https://api.llmapi.ai/v1 with model "nova-2-drivethru" and your LLM.API key. See the code snippet on this page.
What is the context length for Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?
Reported context for Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru is See provider specs. Always verify the active provider row if multiple providers are listed.
How is Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru priced on LLM.API?
Listed pricing metadata shows: In $4.3 / 1M tokens. LLM.API may offer discounted effective rates (illustrative ~30% callout vs list when available).. Confirm live rates in the LLM.API dashboard or docs before production budgeting.
What are limitations of Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?
Like other API models, Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru can be wrong, incomplete, or uneven on edge cases. Validate outputs for high-stakes use. Media/OCR/STT models additionally depend on input quality.
Can I use tools or structured outputs with Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?
Tooling support varies; for pure stt models, prefer the modalities listed rather than assuming chat tools.
Does Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru support streaming?
Streaming depends on the active provider; check the providers table on this page for flags.
What is Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?
Speech-to-text model by Deepgram. On LLM.API it is addressed as `nova-2-drivethru`.
When should I choose Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?
You will pipe transcripts into search or LLM summarization — especially when you specifically need Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru.
Is Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru a chat model?
No—Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru is categorized as a stt model. Use the matching API surface rather than assuming chat completions.
What modalities does Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru support?
Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru accepts audio and produces text according to its architecture metadata on LLM.API.
Which providers serve Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?
LLM.API currently lists: deepgram. Availability can vary by region and account.

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Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru API: Endpoint & Pricing

What is Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?

Can you self-host Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru?

Providers

Try this model

Code snippet

Supported endpoints & features

Errors & fallback routing

Deepgram Nova 2 Drive-Thru in production

Caption generation

Meeting capture

Speech transcription

Compliance archives

Downstream LLM prep

Unified AI Routing

Cost Control

Reliability Layer

Observability

Drop-in SDKs

Model Breadth