2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Whisper Large V3 Turbo leads on raw accuracy; Scribe v2 Realtime is fastest; Scribe v2 Realtime covers the most languages; Whisper Large V3 Turbo is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Whisper Large V3 Turbo
14.3% WER
Groq
Fastest
Scribe v2 Realtime
0.0× realtime
ElevenLabs
Most languages
Scribe v2 Realtime
76 languages
ElevenLabs
Cheapest
Whisper Large V3 Turbo
$0.0007/min
Groq
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Scribe v2 Realtime
ElevenLabs
Most accurate low-latency STT — <150ms, 90+ languages
2
Whisper Large V3 Turbo
Groq
OpenAI Whisper large-v3-turbo served on Groq's LPU hardware — very fast, very low cost batch transcription with word-level timestamps and automatic language detection.
30-day benchmark average
overall WER vs price
field · 28 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
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legal
—
medical
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noisy
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technical
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uk
—
us
—
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3.4s
Final drain
356ms
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Real-time factor
0.26×
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Flicker
3.5%
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Cadence
0.2/s
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$3.96
1,000 hours
$388.80
$39.60
No
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
Yes
No
Custom vocabulary
No
No
Compliance
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Is Scribe v2 Realtime or Whisper Large V3 Turbo more accurate?
Whisper Large V3 Turbo has a published benchmark at 14.3% word error rate. Scribe v2 Realtime has not been benchmarked yet.
Which is cheaper, Scribe v2 Realtime or Whisper Large V3 Turbo?
Whisper Large V3 Turbo is cheaper at $0.0007/min versus $0.0065/min for Scribe v2 Realtime.
Should you choose Scribe v2 Realtime or Whisper Large V3 Turbo?
Choose Scribe v2 Realtime for speed and language coverage; choose Whisper Large V3 Turbo for accuracy and lower cost.
