GoogleCartesiaAudio matchupSpeech to text
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Livevs.Cartesia Ink-2
Which model is better?
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Live is slightly ahead in independent tests, but the lead is not certain.
Independent testsCoval
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Live0 of 1
Cartesia Ink-20 of 1
Popularityout of 100
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Liveahead35
Cartesia Ink-20
Weights and access
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Liveproprietary
Cartesia Ink-2proprietary
Priceverbatim from the provider
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Live$3.50 per 1M audio tokens ($0.005 per audio minute)
Cartesia Ink-23 credits per second of audio; the dollar price and overage charges depend on the plan
Pick Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Live for
leaning Covalmore popular
Pick Cartesia Ink-2 for
No clear edge
Shared tests
Independent evaluators and leaderboards only, the newest shared snapshot per evaluator. With 95 % ranges a lead counts when they do not overlap; for hit rates, when it holds in a 95 % test. Without any uncertainty figure at most “slightly ahead”.
Coval
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Live slightly aheadCoval Word Error Rate (WER) per-sample mean
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Live3.4 %
Cartesia Ink-23.9 %
lower is better, as of November 2, 2026
Source · latest November 2, 2026
All data side by side
Prices are verbatim from the provider, because audio models bill per minute, character or token.
| Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Live | Cartesia Ink-2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Task | Speech to text | Speech to text |
| Developer | Cartesia | |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Released | n/a | July 9, 2026 |
| Weights | proprietary | proprietary |
| Runs locally | no | no |
| Price | $3.50 per 1M audio tokens ($0.005 per audio minute) | 3 credits per second of audio; the dollar price and overage charges depend on the plan |
| Popularity (out of 100) | 35 | 0 |
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