2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Google Telephony leads on raw accuracy; Google Telephony is fastest; Nova-2 covers the most languages; Nova-2 is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Google Telephony
16.4% WER
Google Cloud
Fastest
Google Telephony
0.2× realtime
Google Cloud
Most languages
Nova-2
33 languages
Deepgram
Cheapest
Nova-2
$0.0058/min
Deepgram
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Nova-2
Deepgram
Deepgram's Nova-2 speech recognition
2
Google Telephony
Google Cloud
Optimized for telephony audio (8kHz)
30-day benchmark average
overall WER vs price
Nova-2
Google Telephony
field · 29 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
1.6s
22.3s
$34.92
$96.12
1,000 hours
$349.20
$961.20
No
Auto-detect language
Yes
No
Live / streaming
Yes
No
Custom vocabulary
Yes
No
Compliance
Is Nova-2 or Google Telephony more accurate?
Google Telephony is more accurate, with a 16.4% word error rate versus 31.4% for Nova-2, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Nova-2 or Google Telephony?
Nova-2 is cheaper at $0.0058/min versus $0.0160/min for Google Telephony.
Should you choose Nova-2 or Google Telephony?
Choose Nova-2 for lower cost and language coverage; choose Google Telephony for accuracy and speed.
