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; Nova-3 covers the most languages; Voxtral Mini Transcribe 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
Nova-3
47 languages
Deepgram
Cheapest
Voxtral Mini Transcribe
$0.0030/min
Mistral (Voxtral)
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Nova-3
Deepgram
Deepgram's flagship model — 53% lower WER vs competitors, code-switching support
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
Nova-3
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
2.7s
2.3s
1.02×
—
Flicker
83.5%
—
Cadence
0.8/s
—
$18.00
1,000 hours
$460.80
$180.00
No
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
Yes
No
Custom vocabulary
Yes
Yes
Compliance
Is Nova-3 or Voxtral Mini Transcribe more accurate?
Voxtral Mini Transcribe is more accurate, with a 13.7% word error rate versus 30.8% for Nova-3, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Nova-3 or Voxtral Mini Transcribe?
Voxtral Mini Transcribe is cheaper at $0.0030/min versus $0.0077/min for Nova-3.
Should you choose Nova-3 or Voxtral Mini Transcribe?
Choose Nova-3 for language coverage; choose Voxtral Mini Transcribe for accuracy, speed, and lower cost.
