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Scribe v2vs.Phonon-2
Which model is better?
Scribe v2 is slightly ahead in independent tests, but the lead is not certain.
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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”.
Hugging Face Open ASR
Scribe v2 slightly aheadScribe v2 is clearly ahead in 0 of 9 subtests and slightly in 9, Phonon-2 in none.
Open ASR English short-form WER: Voxpopuli-AA-Cleaned
lower is better, as of October 28, 2026
Open ASR English short-form WER: Private (scripted)
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 | Scribe v2 | Phonon-2 | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Voxpopuli-AA-Cleaned (lower is better) | 1.4 % | 2.5 % | Scribe v2 slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Private (scripted) (lower is better) | 3.0 % | 5.2 % | Scribe v2 slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: URGENT24 (lower is better) | 9.2 % | 14.9 % | Scribe v2 slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Voice Arena Monsoon (lower is better) | 3.3 % | 4.9 % | Scribe v2 slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Earnings22-Cleaned-AA-chunked (lower is better) | 4.8 % | 7.0 % | Scribe v2 slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Average WER (11-set macro-average) (lower is better) | 5.2 % | 6.9 % | Scribe v2 slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: AMI-Cleaned (lower is better) | 8.2 % | 9.3 % | Scribe v2 slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Gigaspeech-Cleaned (lower is better) | 7.6 % | 8.4 % | Scribe v2 slightly ahead |
| Open ASR English short-form WER: Private (conversational) (lower is better) | 13.7 % | 14.1 % | Scribe v2 slightly ahead |
Source · latest October 28, 2026
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