2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Amazon Transcribe leads on raw accuracy; Amazon Transcribe is fastest; Amazon Transcribe covers the most languages; Nova-2 Finance is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Amazon Transcribe
13.0% WER
Amazon Web Services
Fastest
Amazon Transcribe
0.4× realtime
Amazon Web Services
Most languages
Amazon Transcribe
77 languages
Amazon Web Services
Cheapest
Nova-2 Finance
$0.0058/min
Deepgram
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Amazon Transcribe
Amazon Web Services
AWS foundation model-powered ASR — 100+ languages
2
Nova-2 Finance
Deepgram
Optimized for earnings calls with finance vocabulary
30-day benchmark average
overall WER vs price
Nova-2 Finance
Amazon Transcribe
field · 26 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
13.0s
3.1s
Final drain
—
191ms
Real-time factor
—
1.01×
Flicker
—
12.1%
Cadence
—
0.8/s
$34.92
1,000 hours
$360.00
$349.20
Yes
Auto-detect language
Yes
No
Live / streaming
No
Yes
Custom vocabulary
No
Yes
Compliance
Is Amazon Transcribe or Nova-2 Finance more accurate?
Amazon Transcribe is more accurate, with a 13.0% word error rate versus 18.9% for Nova-2 Finance, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Amazon Transcribe or Nova-2 Finance?
Nova-2 Finance is cheaper at $0.0058/min versus $0.0060/min for Amazon Transcribe.
Should you choose Amazon Transcribe or Nova-2 Finance?
Choose Amazon Transcribe for accuracy, speed, and language coverage; choose Nova-2 Finance for lower cost.
