---
title: "Deepgram Improved Nova-3 transcription models for four languages: 2026-09-24 | Harbyn"
description: "Deepgram Improved Nova-3 transcription models for four languages, announced Sep 24, 2026."
canonical: "https://harbyn.com/changes/deepgram/2026-09-24-nova-3-improved-models-for-flemish-german-switzerland-lithuanian-and-portuguese"
last-updated: 2026-10-08
---

# Deepgram Improved Nova-3 transcription models for four languages

Markdown version of <https://harbyn.com/changes/deepgram/2026-09-24-nova-3-improved-models-for-flemish-german-switzerland-lithuanian-and-portuguese>.

Behavior change - Deepgram. info severity. In effect.

Improved Nova-3 monolingual models are live for batch and streaming workloads in German (Switzerland), Portuguese, and Lithuanian, and for streaming workloads in Flemish. The updates enhance transcription quality and require no API request changes.

## Facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Vendor | [Deepgram](https://harbyn.com/vendors/deepgram.md) |
| Kind | Behavior change |
| Severity | info |
| Status | In effect |
| Announced | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Added to Harbyn | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Lead time | No dated deadline |
| Review | Reviewed by a person, extracted by a model |

## Find it in your code

```sh
npx harbyn scan
```

This change names no identifier the scanner can match line by line, so the scan tells you whether your repository uses Deepgram, from its packages and API hosts. Nothing leaves your machine.

## Sources

Where this event comes from: the page we read, when we read it, and the hash of that snapshot.

- <https://developers.deepgram.com/changelog.md> (changelog, fetched 2026-10-08 17:16 UTC, sha256 `8853b94c4ca223be904b94749d1cf73c681f91e964aa34689c5f09bf70aabc37`)

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