2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Voxtral Mini Transcribe leads on raw accuracy; Speechmatics Enhanced is fastest; Speechmatics Enhanced covers the most languages; Voxtral Mini Transcribe is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Voxtral Mini Transcribe
13.7% WER
Mistral (Voxtral)
Fastest
Speechmatics Enhanced
0.3× realtime
Speechmatics
Most languages
Speechmatics Enhanced
47 languages
Speechmatics
Cheapest
Voxtral Mini Transcribe
$0.0030/min
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
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.
2
Speechmatics Enhanced
Speechmatics
Highest accuracy model — 55+ languages, best-in-class
30-day benchmark average
overall WER vs price
Speechmatics Enhanced
Voxtral Mini Transcribe
field · 26 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
2.3s
8.7s
$18.00
$49.68
1,000 hours
$180.00
$496.80
Yes
Auto-detect language
Yes
Yes
Live / streaming
No
No
Custom vocabulary
Yes
Yes
Compliance
Mistral (Voxtral)
Is Voxtral Mini Transcribe or Speechmatics Enhanced more accurate?
Voxtral Mini Transcribe is more accurate, with a 13.7% word error rate versus 15.6% for Speechmatics Enhanced, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Voxtral Mini Transcribe or Speechmatics Enhanced?
Voxtral Mini Transcribe is cheaper at $0.0030/min versus $0.0083/min for Speechmatics Enhanced.
Should you choose Voxtral Mini Transcribe or Speechmatics Enhanced?
Choose Voxtral Mini Transcribe for accuracy and lower cost; choose Speechmatics Enhanced for speed and language coverage.
