OpenAIElevenLabsAudio matchupSpeech to text
GPT-Live-Transcribevs.Scribe v2 Realtime
Which model is better?
GPT-Live-Transcribe and Scribe v2 Realtime each lead in different tests.
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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”.
Vals AI
GPT-Live-Transcribe slightly aheadGPT-Live-Transcribe is clearly ahead in 0 of 3 subtests and slightly in 2, Scribe v2 Realtime in 0 clearly and slightly in 1.
VoiceCodeBench · Overall
as of October 31, 2026
VoiceCodeBench · WER
lower is better, as of October 31, 2026
VoiceCodeBench · CTEM
as of October 31, 2026
Source · latest October 31, 2026
Artificial Analysis
Scribe v2 Realtime slightly aheadArtificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming (final transcription)
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-Live-Transcribe | Scribe v2 Realtime | |
|---|---|---|
| Task | Speech to text | Speech to text |
| Developer | OpenAI | ElevenLabs |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Released | July 28, 2026 | n/a |
| Weights | proprietary | proprietary |
| Runs locally | no | no |
| Price | $0.017 per audio minute | n/a |
| Popularity (out of 100) | 39 | 29 |