2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Speechmatics Standard leads on raw accuracy; Speechmatics Standard is fastest; Speechmatics Standard covers the most languages; Speechmatics Standard is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Speechmatics Standard
14.7% WER
Speechmatics
Fastest
Speechmatics Standard
0.1× realtime
Speechmatics
Most languages
Speechmatics Standard
48 languages
Speechmatics
Cheapest
Speechmatics Standard
$0.0050/min
Speechmatics
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Nova-2
Deepgram
Deepgram's Nova-2 speech recognition
2
Speechmatics Standard
Speechmatics
Cost-effective model — fast turnaround, 55+ languages
Nova-2
Speechmatics Standard
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lower-left is better
general
legal
medical
noisy
technical
uk
us
Latency p99
3.7s
7.3s
Final drain
192ms
—
Real-time factor
1.02×
—
Flicker
10.5%
—
Cadence
0.8/s
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$29.88
1,000 hours
$349.20
$298.80
Yes
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
Yes
No
Custom vocabulary
Yes
Yes
Max file size
2 GB
1 GB
Max duration
No limit
No limit
Compliance
Is Nova-2 or Speechmatics Standard more accurate?
Speechmatics Standard is more accurate, with a 14.7% word error rate versus 16.5% for Nova-2, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Nova-2 or Speechmatics Standard?
Speechmatics Standard is cheaper at $0.0050/min versus $0.0058/min for Nova-2.
Should you choose Nova-2 or Speechmatics Standard?
Speechmatics Standard is the stronger choice overall, leading on accuracy, speed, lower cost, and language coverage.
