Ranking?
Full ranking →···
43Speechmatics Standard5.146Nova 35.246Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite5.2Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Transcribe 2×2.6-61%$0.002
OpenWhisper Large v2+27%+40%$0.006Per audio minute: $0.004 / min → $0.006 / min
CheaperVoxtral Small Transcribe 3×2.5-7%$0.004CheaperVoxtral Mini Transcribe 3×2.4-19%$0.004
CheaperScribe v2×2.4-15%$0.004ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Transcribe 2×2.6-61%$0.002Voxtral Small Transcribe 3×2.5-7%$0.004Voxtral Mini Transcribe 3×2.4-19%$0.004Scribe v2×2.4-15%$0.004
Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0×2.3-61%$0.002ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Transcribe 2×2.6-61%$0.002Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0×2.3-61%$0.002ZZoom Scribe V2 Pro+86%-22%$0.003Voxtral Mini Transcribe 3×2.4-19%$0.004AUniversal 3.5 Pro+73%-19%$0.004ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Whisper Large v2Open+27%+40%$0.006Per audio minute: $0.004 / min → $0.006 / min
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpensame-83%$0.001Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpensame-65%$0.002Whisper Large v3 TurboOpensame-84%$0.001Wizper Large v3Opensame-88%$0.001ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
DNova-2, Telnyxsame+72%$0.007Per audio minute: $0.004 / min → $0.007 / minAll Deepgram models →Benchmarks
in Speech & VoiceFAQ
How much does Nova 3 cost?›
$0.004 per minute.
Is Nova 3 free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.004 per minute.
How good is Nova 3, and what is it best at?›
#43 of 51 in Speech to text.
Is Nova 3 better than Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite?›
On AA Speech to text · Recorded audio word error rate, Nova 3 scores 5.2 vs 5.2 — about the same.
What is Nova 3?›
Nova 3 is a speech & voice model from Deepgram.
What are the best alternatives to Nova 3?›
MAI Transcribe 2 (cheaper), Whisper Large v2 (open weights).