Amazon Transcribe

Nov 2023
Amazon Transcribe
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onAA Speech to Text
$0.006per minute
4.1AA Speech to text
Nov 2023released
en-AU, en-GB, en-IN +110Languages
YesSpeaker diarization
$0.006 / minPer audio minute
Exact native tariff; see source for billing scope.Price covers

Ranking?

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1Fun Realtime ASR Preview1.72MAI Transcribe 223Voxtral Small Transcribe 32.14Scribe v22.24Voxtral Mini Transcribe 32.2
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27Speechmatics Enhanced429Amazon Transcribe4.129Solaria-14.1

Strong at

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Speech & Voice#27 of 51

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Transcribe 2×2.1-72%$0.002Languages: loses en-AU, en-GB, en-IN +110OpenWhisper Large v2samesame$0.006Languages: loses en-AU, en-GB, en-IN +110+1CheaperVoxtral Small Transcribe 3+95%-33%$0.004Languages: not verifiedCheaperVoxtral Mini Transcribe 3+86%-42%$0.004Languages: not verifiedCheaperScribe v2+86%-39%$0.004Languages: loses en-AU, en-GB, en-IN +110

Benchmarks

in Speech & Voice
AA Speech to text · Recorded audio word error rate4.1#29

FAQ

How much does Amazon Transcribe cost?›

$0.006 per minute.

Is Amazon Transcribe free to use?›

There is no free API; it costs $0.006 per minute.

How good is Amazon Transcribe, and what is it best at?›

#27 of 51 in Speech to text.

Is Amazon Transcribe better than Speechmatics Enhanced?›

On AA Speech to text · Recorded audio word error rate, Amazon Transcribe scores 4.1 vs 4 — about the same. It is 52% cheaper.

When was Amazon Transcribe released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2023-11-26. It is the current version in its line.

What is Amazon Transcribe?›

Amazon Transcribe is a speech & voice model from Amazon, released Nov 2023.

What are the best alternatives to Amazon Transcribe?›

MAI Transcribe 2 (cheaper), Whisper Large v2 (open weights).