Chirp 3, Google
Mar 2025
Chirp 3, GoogleCompare inonAA Speech to Text
$0.016per minute
4.3AA Speech to text
Mar 2025released
$0.016 / minPer audio minute
Exact native tariff; see source for billing scope.Price covers
Ranking?
Full ranking →···
32Modulate STT Batch English VFast4.233Chirp 3, Google4.333Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA4.3Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Transcribe 2×2.2-90%$0.002
OpenWhisper Large v2same-63%$0.006
CheaperVoxtral Small Transcribe 3×2-75%$0.004CheaperVoxtral Mini Transcribe 3+95%-78%$0.004
CheaperScribe v2+95%-77%$0.004ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Transcribe 2×2.2-90%$0.002Voxtral Small Transcribe 3×2-75%$0.004Voxtral Mini Transcribe 3+95%-78%$0.004Scribe v2+95%-77%$0.004
Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0+87%-90%$0.002ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Transcribe 2×2.2-90%$0.002Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0+87%-90%$0.002Voxtral Mini Transcribe 3+95%-78%$0.004Scribe v2+95%-77%$0.004Voxtral Small Transcribe 3×2-75%$0.004ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Whisper Large v2Opensame-63%$0.006
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpensame-95%$0.001Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpensame-91%$0.002Whisper Large v3 TurboOpensame-96%$0.001Wizper Large v3Opensame-97%$0.001ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Chirp-86%same$0.016Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview (Minimal)same-64%$0.006Gemini 3.5 Transcribe+65%-69%$0.005Gemma 4 12B ItOpenn/a——Per audio minute: not verifiedGemma 4 E2B ItOpenn/a——Per audio minute: not verifiedGemma 4 E4B ItOpenn/a—$0.02Per audio minute: not verifiedGemini 3.5 Transcribe Liven/a——Per audio minute: not verifiedAll Google models →Benchmarks
in Speech & VoiceFAQ
How much does Chirp 3, Google cost?›
$0.016 per minute.
Is Chirp 3, Google free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.016 per minute.
How good is Chirp 3, Google, and what is it best at?›
#31 of 51 in Speech to text.
Is Chirp 3, Google better than Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIA?›
On AA Speech to text · Recorded audio word error rate, Chirp 3, Google scores 4.3 vs 4.3 — about the same. It is 2,062% more expensive.
When was Chirp 3, Google released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-03-17. It is the current version in its line.
What is Chirp 3, Google?›
Chirp 3, Google is a speech & voice model from Google, released Mar 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Chirp 3, Google?›
MAI Transcribe 2 (cheaper), Whisper Large v2 (open weights).