OpenAIElevenLabsAudio matchupSpeech to text
GPT-4o Mini Transcribevs.Scribe v2
Which model is better?
Scribe v2 is slightly ahead in independent tests, but the lead is not certain.
Independent testsArtificial Analysis
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe0 of 1
Scribe v20 of 1
Popularityout of 100
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe33
Scribe v2ahead39
Weights and access
GPT-4o Mini Transcribeproprietary
Scribe v2proprietary
Priceverbatim from the provider
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe$1.25 per 1M audio tokens
Scribe v2n/a
Pick GPT-4o Mini Transcribe for
No clear edge
Pick Scribe v2 for
leaning Artificial Analysismore popular
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”.
Artificial Analysis
Scribe v2 slightly aheadArtificial Analysis AA-WER (non-streaming)
GPT-4o Mini Transcribe4.5 %
Scribe v22.2 %
lower is better, as of October 15, 2026
Source · latest October 15, 2026
All data side by side
Prices are verbatim from the provider, because audio models bill per minute, character or token.
| GPT-4o Mini Transcribe | Scribe v2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Task | Speech to text | Speech to text |
| Developer | OpenAI | ElevenLabs |
| Status | Deprecated | Active |
| Weights | proprietary | proprietary |
| Runs locally | no | no |
| Price | $1.25 per 1M audio tokens | n/a |
| Popularity (out of 100) | 33 | 39 |
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