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 Phone Call 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 Phone Call
$0.0058/min
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Amazon Transcribe
Amazon Web Services
AWS foundation model-powered ASR — 100+ languages
2
Nova-2 Phone Call
Deepgram
Optimized for low-bandwidth phone call audio
30-day benchmark average
overall WER vs price
Nova-2 Phone Call
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
1.8s
Final drain
—
192ms
Real-time factor
—
1.02×
Flicker
—
9.0%
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
Deepgram
Is Amazon Transcribe or Nova-2 Phone Call more accurate?
Amazon Transcribe is more accurate, with a 13.0% word error rate versus 16.4% for Nova-2 Phone Call, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Amazon Transcribe or Nova-2 Phone Call?
Nova-2 Phone Call is cheaper at $0.0058/min versus $0.0060/min for Amazon Transcribe.
Should you choose Amazon Transcribe or Nova-2 Phone Call?
Choose Amazon Transcribe for accuracy, speed, and language coverage; choose Nova-2 Phone Call for lower cost.
