2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Voxtral Mini Transcribe leads on raw accuracy; Voxtral Mini Transcribe is fastest; Ink-Whisper covers the most languages; Ink-Whisper is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Voxtral Mini Transcribe
13.7% WER
Mistral (Voxtral)
Fastest
Voxtral Mini Transcribe
0.2× realtime
Mistral (Voxtral)
Most languages
Ink-Whisper
100 languages
Cartesia
Cheapest
Ink-Whisper
$0.0022/min
Cartesia
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Ink-Whisper
Cartesia
Whisper rearchitected for real-time and batch voice AI — fastest TTCT, 99-language coverage
2
Voxtral Mini Transcribe
Mistral (Voxtral)
Mistral Voxtral Mini Transcribe — EU-hosted batch transcription with speaker diarization, segment timestamps, and custom vocabulary (context bias). Strong accuracy at very low cost; handles recordings up to 3 hours.
30-day benchmark average
overall WER vs price
Ink-Whisper
Voxtral Mini 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
947ms
2.3s
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Flicker
0.0%
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Cadence
0.0/s
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$13.32
$18.00
1,000 hours
$133.20
$180.00
No
Auto-detect language
No
Yes
Live / streaming
Yes
No
Custom vocabulary
No
Yes
Compliance
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Is Ink-Whisper or Voxtral Mini Transcribe more accurate?
Voxtral Mini Transcribe is more accurate, with a 13.7% word error rate versus 22.4% for Ink-Whisper, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Ink-Whisper or Voxtral Mini Transcribe?
Ink-Whisper is cheaper at $0.0022/min versus $0.0030/min for Voxtral Mini Transcribe.
Should you choose Ink-Whisper or Voxtral Mini Transcribe?
Choose Ink-Whisper for lower cost and language coverage; choose Voxtral Mini Transcribe for accuracy and speed.
