audio model comparison

Scribe v2 Realtime vs Scribe v3 Live

Scribe v2 Realtime and Scribe v3 Live are both current audio models, from ElevenLabs. Both cost $0.003667 per audio minute. On Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming, Scribe v2 Realtime scores 3.59 % WER and Scribe v3 Live 2.86 % WER (Artificial Analysis, measured November 15, 2026).

Lower Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming: Scribe v3 Live2.86 % WER against 3.59 % WER
Newer release: Scribe v3 LiveNov 2026 against Nov 2025

Data verified November 15, 2026 · Dataset 2026-11-15

Scribe v2 Realtime and Scribe v3 Live, line by line

Prices in effect today, compared at the same tier wherever both list one. The better value in each row is highlighted.

Fact	Scribe v2 Realtime	Scribe v3 Live
Price
Price per audio minute	$0.003667	$0.003667
Independent benchmarks
Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming	3.59 % WER (#4 of 4)	2.86 % WER (#3 of 4) (better)
Specs
Provider	ElevenLabs	ElevenLabs
Release date	November 11, 2025	November 10, 2026
Access	API only	API only
Context window	Not reported	Not reported
Max output	Not reported	Not reported
Input	audio	audio
Output	text	text

Scores:Artificial Analysis · 2026-11-15

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Charts

Against every current audio model

Where Scribe v2 Realtime and Scribe v3 Live land among the current models of their task, on every independent benchmark, on price and on context.

Where each stands

On Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming, Scribe v2 Realtime ranks #4 and Scribe v3 Live #3 of 4 current models. Each bar is the share of current models it beats: on score, price and context.

Independent benchmarks

Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming

Scribe v2 Realtime:#4of 4

3.59% WER · ahead of 0%

Scribe v3 Live:#3of 4

2.86% WER · ahead of 33%

Price and context

Price per audio minute

Scribe v2 Realtime:#5of 16

$0.003667 · cheaper than 67%

Scribe v3 Live:#5of 16

$0.003667 · cheaper than 67%

Scores fromArtificial Analysis · 2026-11-15

Cost

What each costs

Example workloads at each provider's listed rates, then every other rate either one lists. The cheaper figure in each row is highlighted.

The same work, priced

At each provider's listed rates.

100 hours of audio
The same price
Scribe v2 Realtime
$22
Scribe v3 Live
$22

Workload or rate	Scribe v2 Realtime	Scribe v3 Live
Example workloads
100 hours of audio	$22	$22

Your own bill will differ. These figures use list prices and example workloads. The AI Model Cost Audit reviews your real usage, shortlists models that score as well for each task for less, and estimates the savings.

Launch price $100, regular price $150

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Verdict

When to choose each

Scribe v2 Realtime

Where it leads

No measured lead over Scribe v3 Live in this data.

Best for

Live transcription

Watch out for

$0.22 per hour of audio, $0.02 more than batch Scribe v2
ElevenLabs followed it with Scribe v3 Live on November 10, 2026, at the same price and with speaker diarization; Artificial Analysis measures 2.86% for v3 Live against 3.59% for v2 Realtime on AA-WER Streaming

Full Scribe v2 Realtime profile

Scribe v3 Live

Where it leads

Better Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming result, 2.86 % WER vs 3.59 % WER (lower is better)
Supports speaker diarization

Best for

Voice agents and live captions that need speaker labels
Calls that switch languages or read out long numbers

Watch out for

On AA-WER Streaming, MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming (2.51%) and Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0 (2.73%) make fewer errors
$0.22 per hour of audio; keyterm prompting, the keyterm library and transcript editing add $0.08, $0.08 and $0.12 per hour
ElevenLabs' diarization and accuracy comparisons use its own datasets, which are not public yet

Full Scribe v3 Live profile

From benchmark to production

Building on Scribe v2 Realtime or Scribe v3 Live?

Public scores rarely hold on your own data. We test both models on your real tasks, then build the agent or pipeline around the one that wins.

AI Model Cost AuditLaunch price $100, regular price $150

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FAQ

Scribe v2 Realtime vs Scribe v3 Live FAQ

Which is cheaper, Scribe v2 Realtime or Scribe v3 Live?

Both cost $0.003667 per audio minute.

How much would 100 hours of audio cost with Scribe v2 Realtime or Scribe v3 Live?

100 hours of audio comes to $22 with Scribe v2 Realtime and $22 with Scribe v3 Live at their listed rates.

Which scores higher on independent benchmarks, Scribe v2 Realtime or Scribe v3 Live?

Scribe v3 Live leads on Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming, 2.86 % WER to 3.59 % WER. Scores are independent evaluations, not either vendor's launch figures.

How do Scribe v2 Realtime and Scribe v3 Live differ in features?

Only Scribe v3 Live supports speaker diarization.

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