2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Gemini 3.5 Transcribe leads on raw accuracy; Gemini 3.5 Transcribe is fastest; Gemini 3.5 Transcribe covers the most languages; Whisper Large V3 Turbo is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe
10.4% WER
Google Gemini
Fastest
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe
1.0× realtime
Google Gemini
Most languages
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe
72 languages
Google Gemini
Cheapest
Whisper Large V3 Turbo
$0.0007/min
Groq
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe
Google Gemini
Google Gemini batch transcription with word timestamps, optional speaker labels and custom vocabulary.
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.
general
legal
medical
noisy
technical
uk
us
Latency p99
5.1s
3.4s
$3.96
1,000 hours
$302.40
$39.60
No
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
No
No
Custom vocabulary
Yes
No
Max file size
No limit
100 MB
Max duration
30 min
No limit
Compliance
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Is Gemini 3.5 Transcribe or Whisper Large V3 Turbo more accurate?
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe is more accurate, with a 10.4% word error rate versus 14.5% for Whisper Large V3 Turbo, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Transcribe or Whisper Large V3 Turbo?
Whisper Large V3 Turbo is cheaper at $0.0007/min versus $0.0050/min for Gemini 3.5 Transcribe.
Should you choose Gemini 3.5 Transcribe or Whisper Large V3 Turbo?
Choose Gemini 3.5 Transcribe for accuracy, speed, and language coverage; choose Whisper Large V3 Turbo for lower cost.
