2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Speechmatics Enhanced leads on raw accuracy; Speechmatics Enhanced is fastest; Speechmatics Enhanced covers the most languages; Nova-2 is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Speechmatics Enhanced
15.6% WER
Speechmatics
Fastest
Speechmatics Enhanced
0.3× realtime
Speechmatics
Most languages
Speechmatics Enhanced
47 languages
Speechmatics
Cheapest
Nova-2
$0.0058/min
Deepgram
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Nova-2
Deepgram
Deepgram's Nova-2 speech recognition
2
Speechmatics Enhanced
Speechmatics
Highest accuracy model — 55+ languages, best-in-class
30-day benchmark average
overall WER vs price
Speechmatics Enhanced
Nova-2
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
8.7s
$34.92
$49.68
1,000 hours
$349.20
$496.80
Yes
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
Yes
No
Custom vocabulary
Yes
Yes
Compliance
Is Nova-2 or Speechmatics Enhanced more accurate?
Speechmatics Enhanced is more accurate, with a 15.6% word error rate versus 31.4% for Nova-2, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Nova-2 or Speechmatics Enhanced?
Nova-2 is cheaper at $0.0058/min versus $0.0083/min for Speechmatics Enhanced.
Should you choose Nova-2 or Speechmatics Enhanced?
Choose Nova-2 for lower cost; choose Speechmatics Enhanced for accuracy, speed, and language coverage.
