Fact · Speech recognition
Deepgram defines transcript latency as how far behind the transcription is from the audio being sent.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“How far behind the transcription is from the audio being sent.”
Measuring STT latency (Deepgram docs), Deepgram, Deepgram, n.d., Latency metrics.
Open the original- What it measures
- Deepgram names this the primary metric for live captioning, real-time analytics and call transcription.
- What it does not show
- A definition from one vendor. Other vendors may use different start and end points.