2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Voxtral Mini Transcribe leads on raw accuracy; Voxtral Mini Transcribe is fastest; Whisper Large V3 Turbo covers the most languages; Whisper Large V3 Turbo is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Voxtral Mini Transcribe
15.5% WER
Mistral (Voxtral)
Fastest
Voxtral Mini Transcribe
0.2× realtime
Mistral (Voxtral)
Most languages
Whisper Large V3 Turbo
12 languages
Groq
Cheapest
Whisper Large V3 Turbo
$0.0007/min
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
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.
2
Voxtral Mini Transcribe
Mistral (Voxtral)
Mistral Voxtral Mini Transcribe — EU-hosted batch transcription with speaker diarization, segment timestamps, and custom vocabulary (context bias). Strong accuracy at very low cost; handles recordings up to 3 hours.
30-day benchmark average
overall WER vs price
Whisper Large V3 Turbo
field · 30 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
legal
medical
noisy
technical
uk
us
Latency p99
2.6s
2.3s
$3.96
$18.00
1,000 hours
$39.60
$180.00
No
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
No
No
Custom vocabulary
No
Yes
Compliance
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Groq
Is Whisper Large V3 Turbo or Voxtral Mini Transcribe more accurate?
Voxtral Mini Transcribe is more accurate, with a 15.5% word error rate versus 18.4% for Whisper Large V3 Turbo, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Whisper Large V3 Turbo or Voxtral Mini Transcribe?
Whisper Large V3 Turbo is cheaper at $0.0007/min versus $0.0030/min for Voxtral Mini Transcribe.
Should you choose Whisper Large V3 Turbo or Voxtral Mini Transcribe?
Choose Whisper Large V3 Turbo for lower cost and language coverage; choose Voxtral Mini Transcribe for accuracy and speed.
