2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Chirp 3 leads on raw accuracy; Amazon Transcribe is fastest; Amazon Transcribe covers the most languages; Amazon Transcribe is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Chirp 3
13.4% WER
Google Cloud
Fastest
Amazon Transcribe
0.4× realtime
Amazon Web Services
Most languages
Amazon Transcribe
77 languages
Amazon Web Services
Cheapest
Amazon Transcribe
$0.0060/min
Amazon Web Services
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Amazon Transcribe
Amazon Web Services
AWS foundation model-powered ASR — 100+ languages
2
Chirp 3
Google Cloud
Google's latest generative ASR foundation model — 85+ languages
30-day benchmark average
overall WER vs price
Chirp 3
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
11.2s
$36.00
$64.08
1,000 hours
$360.00
$640.80
Yes
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
No
No
Custom vocabulary
No
Yes
Compliance
Is Amazon Transcribe or Chirp 3 more accurate?
Chirp 3 is more accurate, with a 13.4% word error rate versus 19.4% for Amazon Transcribe, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Amazon Transcribe or Chirp 3?
Amazon Transcribe is cheaper at $0.0060/min versus $0.0107/min for Chirp 3.
Should you choose Amazon Transcribe or Chirp 3?
Choose Amazon Transcribe for speed, lower cost, and language coverage; choose Chirp 3 for accuracy.
