Deepgram Flux English vs ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live
Accuracy and speed
Left gets fewer words wrong. Lower has the final text ready sooner.
- Flux English3.90% · 108ms
- Scribe v3 Live1.81% · 57ms
ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live is ahead of Deepgram Flux English on all five metrics.
Last updated Methodology by Dileep Chagam
Who is better at what
- Overall WER4.00%1.89%
- Pipecat Dataset WER3.90%1.81%
- Ocular Dataset WER4.18%2.05%
- Time to first text791ms685ms
- Final-text delay108ms57ms
Lower is better on every measure. Too close to call means the likely ranges overlap. For costs, see our breakdown of Deepgram pricing.
Flux English vs Scribe v3 Live FAQ
Which is more accurate, Deepgram Flux English or ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live?
ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live is more accurate on both datasets. On the 1,000 public Pipecat clips, Deepgram Flux English scores 4.00% and ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live 1.89%, so ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live makes fewer errors by 2.11 points. On the 300 licensed Ocular turns, Deepgram Flux English scores 3.90% and ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live 1.81%, so ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live makes fewer errors by 2.09 points. Word error rate counts incorrect, missing, and extra words, so lower is better.
ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live is more accurate on both datasets. On the 1,000 public Pipecat clips, Deepgram Flux English scores 4.00% and ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live 1.89%, so ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live makes fewer errors by 2.11 points. On the 300 licensed Ocular turns, Deepgram Flux English scores 3.90% and ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live 1.81%, so ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live makes fewer errors by 2.09 points. Word error rate counts incorrect, missing, and extra words, so lower is better.
No. ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live finishes the transcript 106ms sooner. Deepgram Flux English has the final transcript 791ms after the speaker stops and ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live 685ms, at the median. Both are measured on the same 206 streamed turns.
ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live is the stronger pick for voice agents: it makes fewer errors on real conversations and finishes the transcript 106ms sooner. A voice agent cannot reply until the final transcript arrives, and the Ocular recordings are real conversations.
Yes, both return partial text before the speaker stops. Deepgram Flux English shows first text after 4.18% and ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live after 2.05%, at the median, so ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live is 2.13 points lower.
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