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Speechmatics Enhanced vs Speechmatics Standard

2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Speechmatics Enhanced leads on raw accuracy; Speechmatics Enhanced is fastest; Speechmatics Standard is cheapest.

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Verdict · who wins what

Most accurate

Speechmatics Enhanced

12.3% WER

Speechmatics

Fastest

Speechmatics Enhanced

0.3× realtime

Speechmatics

Most languages

—

—

Cheapest

Speechmatics Standard

$0.0050/min

Speechmatics

Comparing

2 models · same benchmark

1

Batch

Speechmatics Enhanced

Speechmatics

$0.0083/min
#6 · 47.3

Highest accuracy model — 55+ languages, best-in-class

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2

Batch

Speechmatics Standard

Speechmatics

$0.0050/min
#13 · 60.9

Cost-effective model — fast turnaround, 55+ languages

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Overview

30-day benchmark average

Overall score

0–100

47.3

60.9

Accuracy rank

of 35

#6

#13

Word error rate

WER

12.3%

14.7%

Character error rate

CER

8.0%

9.8%

Match error rate

MER

11.3%

13.8%

Word info lost

WIL

16.2%

19.3%

Languages

48

48

Cost vs. accuracy

overall WER vs price

Speechmatics Enhanced

Speechmatics Standard

field · 33 models

lower-left is better

Accuracy by category

WER · lower is better

code_switching

39.2%
54.2%

conversational

6.4%
7.3%

finance

6.8%
7.9%

general

7.2%
7.4%

legal

2.2%
4.0%

medical

5.7%
7.8%

noisy

40.8%
50.3%

technical

5.3%
4.6%

Accuracy by accent

WER · English

african

7.7%
13.9%

australian

7.7%
13.9%

indian

9.5%
6.3%

uk

3.0%
0.0%

us

1.9%
3.8%

Speed & latency

p50 → p99

Processing speed

× realtime

0.3×

0.1×

Latency p50

8.7s

7.1s

Latency p90

12.1s

7.3s

Latency p99

12.1s

7.3s

Realtime / streaming

Streaming benchmark averages

Realtime rank

—

—

Realtime score

0–100

—

—

Time to first word

—

—

Final drain

—

—

Real-time factor

—

—

Flicker

—

—

Cadence

—

—

Reliability

Rolling 30 days

Uptime

100.00%

100.00%

Error rate

0.00%

0.00%

Pricing

billed per second

Rate

per minute

$0.0083

$0.0050

Billing granularity

per 1s

per 1s

1 hour of audio

$0.50

$0.30

100 hours

$49.68

$29.88

1,000 hours

$496.80

$298.80

Capabilities

Feature support

Speaker diarization

Yes

Yes

Word-level timestamps

Yes

Yes

Code-switching

Yes

Yes

Auto-detect language

Yes

Yes

Live / streaming

No

No

Custom vocabulary

Yes

Yes

Coverage & deployment

Languages · formats · regions

Languages

48

48

Mode

Batch

Batch

Region

Europe

Europe

Audio formats

mp3
wav
flac
m4a
ogg
mp3
wav
flac
m4a
ogg

Max file size

1 GB

1 GB

Max duration

No limit

No limit

Compliance

SOC2
GDPR
SOC2
GDPR

Frequently asked questions

Is Speechmatics Enhanced or Speechmatics Standard more accurate?

Speechmatics Enhanced is more accurate, with a 12.3% word error rate versus 14.7% for Speechmatics Standard, on our standardized benchmark.

Which is cheaper, Speechmatics Enhanced or Speechmatics Standard?

Speechmatics Standard is cheaper at $0.0050/min versus $0.0083/min for Speechmatics Enhanced.

Should you choose Speechmatics Enhanced or Speechmatics Standard?

Choose Speechmatics Enhanced for accuracy and speed; choose Speechmatics Standard for lower cost.