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GPT-Transcribevs.Phonon-2
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GPT-Transcribe is slightly ahead in independent tests, but the lead is not certain.
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Shared tests
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Hugging Face Open ASR
GPT-Transcribe slightly aheadGPT-Transcribe is clearly ahead in 0 of 9 subtests and slightly in 8, Phonon-2 in 0 clearly and slightly in 1.
Open ASR English short-form WER: Private (scripted)
lower is better, as of October 28, 2026
Open ASR English short-form WER: Voice Arena Monsoon
lower is better, as of October 28, 2026
Open ASR English short-form WER: URGENT24
lower is better, as of October 28, 2026
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| Subtest | GPT-Transcribe | Phonon-2 | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Private (scripted) (lower is better) | 3.2 % | 5.2 % | GPT-Transcribe slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Voice Arena Monsoon (lower is better) | 3.6 % | 4.9 % | GPT-Transcribe slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: URGENT24 (lower is better) | 12.9 % | 14.9 % | GPT-Transcribe slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Average WER (11-set macro-average) (lower is better) | 6.0 % | 6.9 % | GPT-Transcribe slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Private (conversational) (lower is better) | 12.9 % | 14.1 % | GPT-Transcribe slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Voxpopuli-AA-Cleaned (lower is better) | 2.7 % | 2.5 % | Phonon-2 slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Gigaspeech-Cleaned (lower is better) | 7.8 % | 8.4 % | GPT-Transcribe slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Earnings22-Cleaned-AA-chunked (lower is better) | 6.6 % | 7.0 % | GPT-Transcribe slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: AMI-Cleaned (lower is better) | 9.0 % | 9.3 % | GPT-Transcribe slightly ahead |
Source · latest October 28, 2026
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| GPT-Transcribe | Phonon-2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Task | Speech to text | Speech to text |
| Developer | OpenAI | Fermion Research |
| Status | Active | Open weights |
| Released | July 28, 2026 | n/a |
| Weights | proprietary | open |
| Runs locally | no | yes |
| License | n/a | CC-BY-4.0 |
| Price | $0.0045 per audio minute | n/a |
| Popularity (out of 100) | 32 | 44 |