2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Scribe v2 leads on raw accuracy; Speechmatics Enhanced is fastest; Scribe v2 covers the most languages; Scribe v2 is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Scribe v2
9.2% WER
ElevenLabs
Fastest
Speechmatics Enhanced
0.3× realtime
Speechmatics
Most languages
Scribe v2
76 languages
ElevenLabs
Cheapest
Scribe v2
$0.0040/min
ElevenLabs
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Scribe v2
ElevenLabs
State-of-the-art batch STT — 90+ languages, speaker diarization, audio tagging
2
Speechmatics Enhanced
Speechmatics
Highest accuracy model — 55+ languages, best-in-class
Speechmatics Enhanced
Scribe v2
field · 33 models
lower-left is better
general
legal
medical
noisy
technical
uk
us
Latency p99
4.0s
12.1s
$24.12
$49.68
1,000 hours
$241.20
$496.80
Yes
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
No
No
Custom vocabulary
No
Yes
Max file size
3 GB
1 GB
Max duration
10 h
No limit
Compliance
Is Scribe v2 or Speechmatics Enhanced more accurate?
Scribe v2 is more accurate, with a 9.2% word error rate versus 12.3% for Speechmatics Enhanced, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Scribe v2 or Speechmatics Enhanced?
Scribe v2 is cheaper at $0.0040/min versus $0.0083/min for Speechmatics Enhanced.
Should you choose Scribe v2 or Speechmatics Enhanced?
Choose Scribe v2 for accuracy, lower cost, and language coverage; choose Speechmatics Enhanced for speed.
