Scribe v2 vs Whisper Large V3 Turbo

rates, context and capabilities side by side on the impossibl api, and what the same workload costs on each.

the models at a glance: base rates, context window and modalities
specificationScribe v2

elevenlabs/scribe-v2

Whisper Large V3 Turbo

openai/whisper-large-v3-turbo

audio input · usd / minute$0.00366667$0.00066667
modalities · in → out

takes audio in, gives text out

takes text and audio in, gives text out

model typeSpeech to textSpeech to text

pricing

base api rates by model
base api rates · usd per minuteScribe v2

elevenlabs/scribe-v2

Whisper Large V3 Turbo

openai/whisper-large-v3-turbo

audio input$0.00366667$0.00066667

Whisper Large V3 Turbo bills a minimum of 10 seconds of audio per request. a shared cost estimate needs models of one type with token pricing; compare the published rates and billing units here.

specifications

published specifications by model
as publishedScribe v2

elevenlabs/scribe-v2

Whisper Large V3 Turbo

openai/whisper-large-v3-turbo

creatorelevenlabsOpenAI
model typeSpeech to textSpeech to text
context windownot publishednot published
input

takes audio in, gives text out

takes text and audio in, gives text out

outputtexttext
tool callingnot verifiednot verified
endpoint/v1/audio/transcriptions/v1/audio/transcriptions

unknown means the public catalog does not establish that fact. a model's documented capabilities can differ from what a particular api supports. see the model documentation for integration details.

benchmarks

benchmark scores by model, primary tested configuration
primary configurationScribe v2

elevenlabs/scribe-v2

no benchmarks yet

Whisper Large V3 Turbo

openai/whisper-large-v3-turbo

speech-to-text

intelligence index · gateway ranknot measurednot measured

Whisper Large V3 Turbo source ↗

each column describes the tested configuration named under the model; performance and costs can differ on impossibl. a score one model was not measured on is left blank rather than scored zero. indices are ranked against every model on the gateway with one. last checked 2026-10-14.

summary

Scribe v2 and Whisper Large V3 Turbo are available through the Impossibl API. they share the /v1/audio/transcriptions endpoint; the model identifier selects the model for a request.

Scribe v2 is created by elevenlabs. Its context window is not published. Base API pricing (USD): $0.00366667 per minute of audio.

Whisper Large V3 Turbo is created by OpenAI. Its context window is not published. Base API pricing (USD): $0.00066667 per minute of audio.

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