# Feature Overview

:::callout{intent="info"}
To learn how to get up and running with Streaming Speech-to-Text, read the [Streaming Speech-to-Text](/guides/streaming-audio-live-streaming-audio) getting started guide.
:::

## Model Selection

| Feature                                                                                | Language(s)                                                                              |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Model](/guides/models-and-languages-model)                                            | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview)                  |
| [Language](/guides/models-and-languages-language)                                      | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview)                  |
| [Multilingual Codeswitching](/guides/models-and-languages-multilingual-code-switching) | [Specific languages only](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview#nova-3) |
| [Version](/guides/models-and-languages-version)                                        | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview)                  |

## Formatting

| Feature                                                 | Language(s)                                                                       |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Smart Formatting](/guides/formatting-smart-format)     | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview)           |
| [Speaker Diarization](/guides/formatting-diarization)   | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview)           |
| [Numerals](/guides/formatting-numerals)                 | [Specific languages only](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |
| [Punctuation](/guides/formatting-punctuation)           | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview)           |
| [Profanity Filter](/guides/formatting-profanity-filter) | [Specific languages only](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |
| [Redaction](/guides/formatting-redaction)               | [Specific languages only](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |

## Custom Vocabulary

| Feature                                                                                                                 | Language(s)                                                             |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Find and Replace](/guides/custom-vocabulary-find-and-replace)                                                          | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |
| [Keyterm Prompting](/guides/custom-vocabulary-keyterm) (Also see [Legacy Keywords](/guides/custom-vocabulary-keywords)) | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |
| [Search](/guides/custom-vocabulary-search)                                                                              | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |

## Intelligence

| Feature                                                               | Model Support                  | Language(s)                                                                               |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Entity Detection](/guides/self-hosted-deployments-6-detect-entities) | Nova, Nova-2, Nova-3, Enhanced | [English (all available regions)](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |

## Media Input Settings

| Feature                                                   | Language(s)                                                             |
| --------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Multichannel](/guides/media-input-settings-multichannel) | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |
| [Sample rate](/guides/media-input-settings-sample-rate)   | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |
| [Channels](/guides/media-input-settings-channels)         | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |
| [Encoding](/guides/media-input-settings-encoding)         | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |

## Results Processing

| Feature                                                     | Language(s)                                                             |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Callback](/guides/results-processing-callback)             | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |
| [Endpointing](/guides/streaming-audio-endpointing)          | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |
| [Utterance End](/guides/streaming-audio-utterance-end)      | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |
| [Speech Started](/guides/streaming-audio-speech-started)    | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |
| [Interim results](/guides/streaming-audio-interim-results)  | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |
| [Tagging](/guides/results-processing-stt-tagging)           | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |
| [Extra Metadata](/guides/results-processing-extra-metadata) | [All available](/guides/models-and-languages-models-languages-overview) |

## Control Messages

| Feature                                                |
| ------------------------------------------------------ |
| [Close Stream](/guides/streaming-audio-close-stream)   |
| [Finalize](/guides/streaming-audio-finalize)           |
| [Keep Alive](/guides/streaming-audio-audio-keep-alive) |

## Rate Limits

:::callout{intent="info"}
For information on Deepgram's Concurrency Rate Limits, refer to our [API Rate Limits Documentation](/guides/self-hosted-deployments-2-reference-api-rate-limits).
:::

## Deepgram Self-Hosted

:::callout{intent="info"}
Having challenges with performance and latency? Check out Deepgram's [Self-Hosted Solution](/guides/self-hosted-deployments-index) to get the benefits of running your own hosted instance of Deepgram.
:::

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## Related pages

- [Getting Started](./streaming-audio-live-streaming-audio.md)
- [Live Streaming Starter Kit](./streaming-audio-getting-started-with-the-streaming-test-suite.md)
- [Template Apps](./streaming-audio-stt-streaming-template-apps.md)
- [Control Messages](./streaming-audio-control-messages-2.md)
- [Speech Detection](./streaming-audio-speech-detection.md)
- [Tips and Tricks](./streaming-audio-tips-and-tricks.md)

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