2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Soniox STT (Async) leads on raw accuracy; Scribe v2 is fastest; Scribe v2 covers the most languages; Soniox STT (Async) is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Soniox STT (Async)
8.7% WER
Soniox
Fastest
Scribe v2
0.2× realtime
ElevenLabs
Most languages
Scribe v2
76 languages
ElevenLabs
Cheapest
Soniox STT (Async)
$0.0017/min
Soniox
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Scribe v2
ElevenLabs
State-of-the-art batch STT — 90+ languages, speaker diarization, audio tagging
2
Soniox STT (Async)
Soniox
Soniox async batch transcription — one multilingual model across 60+ languages with speaker diarization, per-word timestamps, and automatic language identification, at a low flat token-based rate.
Scribe v2
Soniox STT (Async)
field · 33 models
lower-left is better
general
legal
medical
noisy
technical
uk
us
Latency p99
4.0s
6.2s
$10.08
1,000 hours
$241.20
$100.80
No
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
No
No
Custom vocabulary
No
No
Max file size
3 GB
No limit
Max duration
10 h
5 h
Compliance
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Is Scribe v2 or Soniox STT (Async) more accurate?
Soniox STT (Async) is more accurate, with a 8.7% word error rate versus 9.2% for Scribe v2, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Scribe v2 or Soniox STT (Async)?
Soniox STT (Async) is cheaper at $0.0017/min versus $0.0040/min for Scribe v2.
Should you choose Scribe v2 or Soniox STT (Async)?
Choose Scribe v2 for speed and language coverage; choose Soniox STT (Async) for accuracy and lower cost.
