# Deepgram Base Phone Call

Deepgram Base Phone Call transcribes audio for $0.0125 per minute on LLM API.

Model ID: `base-phonecall` · Deepgram · Speech to text · Released January 18, 2022
Updated: 2026-10-13
Canonical: https://llmapi.ai/models/base-phonecall/

- Per minute: $0.0125
- Task: Transcription

## Pricing

Served by Deepgram, the only provider.

| Price | Amount | Per |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Transcription | $0.0125 | per minute |

**Volume pricing.** At higher monthly volume, Deepgram Base Phone Call may cost less. Book a call and sales will quote a price for your usage. [Book a call with sales](https://meetings.hubspot.com/julia-andriienko/llmapi) or [Create an account first](https://app.llmapi.ai/signup).

## Call Deepgram Base Phone Call

### Transcription (`POST /v1/audio/transcriptions`)

Set LLMAPI_KEY to your LLM API key.

```python
import os

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.llmapi.ai/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["LLMAPI_KEY"],
)

transcript = client.audio.transcriptions.create(
    model="base-phonecall",
    file=open("meeting.mp3", "rb"),
)
print(transcript.text)
```

Docs: [Transcription docs](https://docs.llmapi.ai/api/v1/audio)

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Prices synced 2026-11-09.

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