Current model · ElevenLabs
Scribe v3 Live benchmarks, pricing and specs
Scribe v3 Live is an ElevenLabs model released on November 10, 2026 that takes audio input and produces text. It costs $0.003667 per audio minute. It scores 2.86 % WER on Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming, #3 of 4 current models (Artificial Analysis, measured November 15, 2026).
- Per audio minute
- $0.003667Listed today
- Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming
- 2.86 % WER#3 of 4 current models
Data verified November 15, 2026 · Dataset 2026-11-15
Specs
Key facts
- Provider
- ElevenLabs
- Model family
- Scribe
- Release date
- November 10, 2026
- Status
- Current
- Access
- API only
- API model id
- scribe_v3_live
- Context window
- Not reported
- Max output
- Not reported
- Input
- audio
- Output
- text
- Task families
- audio
- Declared capabilities
- speech to text, realtime voice, diarization, audio understanding
Charts
Against every current audio model
Where Scribe v3 Live lands among the current models of its task, on every independent benchmark, on price and on context.
Where it stands
On Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming, Scribe v3 Live ranks #3 of 4 current audio models. 4 of 16 list a lower price per audio minute. Each bar is the share of current models it beats.
Independent benchmarks
Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming
#3of 4
2.86% WER · ahead of 33%
Price and context
Price per audio minute
#5of 16
$0.003667 · cheaper than 67%
Benchmarks
Independent benchmark results
Scores come from independent evaluators that ran the model themselves, pinned to a dated snapshot. Rank is among current models in the same snapshot. ElevenLabs's own launch figures are listed under strengths with the publisher named, because they are not measured the same way.
| Benchmark | Score | Rank | Measured | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming | 2.86 % WER | #3 of 4 | November 15, 2026 | Artificial Analysis · 2026-11-15 |
Fit
Strengths, cautions and best uses
- Strengths
- Artificial Analysis measures a 2.86% word error rate on AA-WER Streaming, against 3.59% for Scribe v2 Realtime
- ElevenLabs reports 43% lower semantic WER and 31% lower WER than Scribe v2 Realtime across 102 languages, and brings speaker diarization to realtime transcription for the first time
- Turn detection reads the conversation as well as the silence, so a caller who pauses halfway through a number is not cut off; a keyterm library holds vocabularies too large for a prompt
- Cautions
- 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
- Best for
- Voice agents and live captions that need speaker labels
- Calls that switch languages or read out long numbers
From benchmark to production
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Alternatives
Alternatives to Scribe v3 Live
The closest current audio models by price. The cheapest model that scores as well or better is listed first; failing that, the cheapest one within 3% of the benchmark's scale.
On score and price
Scribe v3 Live beside the 4 alternatives listed below, on Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming and on price per audio minute.
Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming
Measured November 15, 2026, higher is better
- Scribe v3 Live
- 2.9
- Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0
- 2.7
- Voxtral Small Transcribe 3
- Not scored
- GPT Transcribe
- Not scored
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview
- Not scored
Price per audio minute
Listed today, lower is better
- Scribe v3 Live
- $0.00367
- Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0
- $0.00167
- Voxtral Small Transcribe 3
- $0.004
- GPT Transcribe
- $0.0045
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview
- $0.005
Cheaper, same or higher score
Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0
- 55% cheaper per audio minute, $0.001667 vs $0.003667
- 0.1 points higher on Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming, 2.73 vs 2.86
- From xAI
Voxtral Small Transcribe 3
- 9% more per audio minute, $0.004 vs $0.003667
- From Mistral AI
GPT Transcribe
- 23% more per audio minute, $0.0045 vs $0.003667
- From OpenAI
Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview
- 36% more per audio minute, $0.005 vs $0.003667
- From Google
Further reading
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FAQ
Scribe v3 Live FAQ
How much does Scribe v3 Live cost?
Scribe v3 Live costs $0.003667 per audio minute at the standard tier. It is the #5 cheapest of 16 current audio models priced per audio minute. Source: ElevenLabs, verified November 15, 2026.
How does Scribe v3 Live score on independent benchmarks?
Scribe v3 Live scores 2.86 % WER on Artificial Analysis AA-WER Streaming, #3 of 4 current models (Artificial Analysis, measured November 15, 2026). These are independent evaluations, not ElevenLabs's own launch figures.
Is Scribe v3 Live open source or API only?
Scribe v3 Live is available through ElevenLabs's API only; its weights are not published.
What are the best alternatives to Scribe v3 Live?
The closest current alternatives by price and measured performance are Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0 (55% cheaper per audio minute, $0.001667 vs $0.003667), Voxtral Small Transcribe 3 (9% more per audio minute, $0.004 vs $0.003667), GPT Transcribe (23% more per audio minute, $0.0045 vs $0.003667) and Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview (36% more per audio minute, $0.005 vs $0.003667).
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Sources
- Introducing Scribe v3 and v3 Live · ElevenLabs · official · verified November 15, 2026
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Van Data Team. "Scribe v3 Live Benchmarks, Pricing and Specs." AI Model Benchmark Dataset 2026-11-15. https://vandatateam.com/ai-model-benchmarks/scribe-v3-live
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