2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Amazon Transcribe Medical leads on raw accuracy; Amazon Transcribe Medical is fastest; Nova-2 covers the most languages; Nova-2 is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Amazon Transcribe Medical
15.9% WER
Amazon Web Services
Fastest
Amazon Transcribe Medical
0.4× realtime
Amazon Web Services
Most languages
Nova-2
33 languages
Deepgram
Cheapest
Nova-2
$0.0058/min
Deepgram
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Amazon Transcribe Medical
Amazon Web Services
Medical transcription with HIPAA eligibility
2
Nova-2
Deepgram
Deepgram's Nova-2 speech recognition
30-day benchmark average
overall WER vs price
Nova-2
Amazon Transcribe Medical
field · 29 models
lower-left is better
WER · lower is better
WER · English
p50 → p99
Streaming benchmark averages
Rolling 30 days
billed per second
Feature support
Languages · formats · regions
general
legal
medical
noisy
technical
uk
us
Latency p99
11.4s
1.6s
$34.92
1,000 hours
$4,500.00
$349.20
Yes
Auto-detect language
No
Yes
Live / streaming
No
Yes
Custom vocabulary
No
Yes
Compliance
Is Amazon Transcribe Medical or Nova-2 more accurate?
Amazon Transcribe Medical is more accurate, with a 15.9% word error rate versus 31.4% for Nova-2, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Amazon Transcribe Medical or Nova-2?
Nova-2 is cheaper at $0.0058/min versus $0.0750/min for Amazon Transcribe Medical.
Should you choose Amazon Transcribe Medical or Nova-2?
Choose Amazon Transcribe Medical for accuracy and speed; choose Nova-2 for lower cost and language coverage.
