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Qwen3 ASR Flash vs Chirp 3

2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Chirp 3 leads on raw accuracy; Chirp 3 is fastest; Chirp 3 covers the most languages; Qwen3 ASR Flash is cheapest.

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Verdict · who wins what

Most accurate

Chirp 3

10.0% WER

Google Cloud

Fastest

Chirp 3

0.3× realtime

Google Cloud

Most languages

Chirp 3

68 languages

Google Cloud

Cheapest

Qwen3 ASR Flash

$0.0021/min

Alibaba (Qwen)

Comparing

2 models · same benchmark

1

Batch

Qwen3 ASR Flash

Alibaba (Qwen)

$0.0021/min
#5 · 69.1

Alibaba Qwen3-ASR Flash — multilingual batch transcription (25+ languages) with word-level timestamps and automatic language detection, served from Model Studio (Singapore). Handles files up to 12 hours.

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2

Batch

Chirp 3

Google Cloud

$0.0107/min
#4 · 45.0

Google's latest generative ASR foundation model — 85+ languages

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Overview

30-day benchmark average

Overall score

0–100

69.1

45.0

Accuracy rank

of 35

#5

#4

Word error rate

WER

12.3%

10.0%

Character error rate

CER

7.4%

5.8%

Match error rate

MER

11.2%

9.7%

Word info lost

WIL

14.3%

14.1%

Languages

25

68

Cost vs. accuracy

overall WER vs price

Chirp 3

Qwen3 ASR Flash

field · 33 models

lower-left is better

Accuracy by category

WER · lower is better

code_switching

18.4%
17.1%

conversational

9.7%
4.7%

finance

6.0%

Accuracy by accent

WER · English

african

24.6%
20.0%

australian

13.9%
16.9%

indian

20.6%

Speed & latency

p50 → p99

Processing speed

× realtime

0.1×

0.3×

Latency p50

7.0s

11.0s

Latency p90

7.0s

11.2s

Realtime / streaming

Streaming benchmark averages

Realtime rank

—

—

Realtime score

0–100

—

—

Time to first word

—

—

Final drain

—

—

Real-time factor

—

—

Flicker

—

—

Cadence

—

—

Reliability

Rolling 30 days

Uptime

100.00%

88.89%

Error rate

0.00%

11.11%

Pricing

billed per second

Rate

per minute

$0.0021

$0.0107

Billing granularity

per 1s

per 15s

1 hour of audio

$0.13

$0.64

100 hours

Capabilities

Feature support

Speaker diarization

No

Yes

Word-level timestamps

Yes

No

Code-switching

No

Coverage & deployment

Languages · formats · regions

Languages

25

68

Mode

Batch

Batch

Region

Singapore

United States

Audio formats

7.1%

general

11.3%
8.2%

legal

3.6%
2.9%

medical

7.0%
1.9%

noisy

29.2%
29.2%

technical

4.0%
3.7%
27.0%

uk

1.5%
3.0%

us

1.9%
5.7%

Latency p99

7.0s

11.2s

$12.60

$64.08

1,000 hours

$126.00

$640.80

Yes

Auto-detect language

Yes

Yes

Live / streaming

No

No

Custom vocabulary

No

Yes

mp3
wav
flac
m4a
ogg
webm
aac
amr
mp3
wav
flac
ogg
webm
amr

Max file size

2 GB

No limit

Max duration

12 h

8 h

Compliance

—

HIPAA
SOC2
GDPR

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen3 ASR Flash or Chirp 3 more accurate?

Chirp 3 is more accurate, with a 10.0% word error rate versus 12.3% for Qwen3 ASR Flash, on our standardized benchmark.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 ASR Flash or Chirp 3?

Qwen3 ASR Flash is cheaper at $0.0021/min versus $0.0107/min for Chirp 3.

Should you choose Qwen3 ASR Flash or Chirp 3?

Choose Qwen3 ASR Flash for lower cost; choose Chirp 3 for accuracy, speed, and language coverage.