2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Chirp 3 leads on raw accuracy; Chirp 3 is fastest; GPT-4o Mini Transcribe covers the most languages; GPT-4o Mini Transcribe is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Chirp 3
10.0% WER
Google Cloud
Fastest
Chirp 3
0.3× realtime
Google Cloud
Most languages
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe
98 languages
OpenAI
Cheapest
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe
$0.0030/min
OpenAI
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Chirp 3
Google Cloud
Google's latest generative ASR foundation model — 85+ languages
2
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe
OpenAI
GPT-4o Mini optimized for fast transcription
Chirp 3
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe
field · 33 models
lower-left is better
general
legal
medical
noisy
technical
uk
us
Latency p99
11.2s
2.4s
$18.00
1,000 hours
$640.80
$180.00
No
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
No
No
Custom vocabulary
Yes
No
Max file size
No limit
25 MB
Max duration
8 h
No limit
Compliance
Is Chirp 3 or GPT-4o Mini Transcribe more accurate?
Chirp 3 is more accurate, with a 10.0% word error rate versus 13.6% for GPT-4o Mini Transcribe, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Chirp 3 or GPT-4o Mini Transcribe?
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe is cheaper at $0.0030/min versus $0.0107/min for Chirp 3.
Should you choose Chirp 3 or GPT-4o Mini Transcribe?
Choose Chirp 3 for accuracy and speed; choose GPT-4o Mini Transcribe for lower cost and language coverage.
