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; Amazon Transcribe 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
Amazon Transcribe
$0.0060/min
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Amazon Transcribe
Amazon Web Services
AWS foundation model-powered ASR — 100+ languages
2
Scribe v2 Realtime
ElevenLabs
Most accurate low-latency STT — <150ms, 90+ languages
30-day benchmark average
overall WER vs price
Amazon Transcribe
field · 27 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
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legal
—
medical
—
noisy
—
technical
—
uk
—
us
—
13.0s
—
Final drain
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356ms
Real-time factor
—
0.26×
Flicker
—
3.5%
Cadence
—
0.2/s
$36.00
$38.88
1,000 hours
$360.00
$388.80
Yes
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
No
Yes
Custom vocabulary
No
No
Compliance
Amazon Web Services
Is Amazon Transcribe or Scribe v2 Realtime more accurate?
Amazon Transcribe has a published benchmark at 13.0% word error rate. Scribe v2 Realtime has not been benchmarked yet.
Which is cheaper, Amazon Transcribe or Scribe v2 Realtime?
Amazon Transcribe is cheaper at $0.0060/min versus $0.0065/min for Scribe v2 Realtime.
Should you choose Amazon Transcribe or Scribe v2 Realtime?
Amazon Transcribe is the stronger choice overall, leading on accuracy, speed, lower cost, and language coverage.
