Deepgram Flux Multilingual vs Inworld STT-1

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Accuracy and speed

Left gets fewer words wrong. Lower has the final text ready sooner.

Accurate and fast0ms200ms400ms600ms800ms0%2%4%6%8%Words wrong on clean audio (Pipecat WER)
  • Flux Multilingual4.96% · 114ms
  • STT-12.72% · 41ms

Deepgram Flux Multilingual is ahead on both datasets together and time to first text, and Inworld STT-1 on final-text delay. The Pipecat Dataset and The Ocular Dataset are too close to call.

Last updated Methodology by Dileep Chagam

Who is better at what

Flux MultilingualSTT-1
  • Overall WER4.81%5.44%
  • Pipecat Dataset WER4.96%2.72%
  • Ocular Dataset WER4.53%10.60%
  • Time to first text793ms1.06s
  • Final-text delay114ms41ms

Lower is better on every measure. Too close to call means the likely ranges overlap. For costs, see our breakdown of Deepgram pricing.

Flux Multilingual vs STT-1 FAQ

  • Deepgram Flux Multilingual is more accurate on the public clips. On the 1,000 public Pipecat clips, Deepgram Flux Multilingual scores 4.81% and Inworld STT-1 5.44%, so Deepgram Flux Multilingual makes fewer errors by 0.63 points. On the eight licensed Ocular recordings, Deepgram Flux Multilingual scores 4.96% and Inworld STT-1 2.72%, with likely ranges of 4.49 to 5.46% and 1.67 to 4.68%. The ranges overlap, so the difference is too close to call. Word error rate counts incorrect, missing, and extra words, so lower is better.

  • Yes. Deepgram Flux Multilingual finishes the transcript 270ms sooner. Deepgram Flux Multilingual has the final transcript 793ms after the speaker stops and Inworld STT-1 1.06s, at the median. Both are measured on the same 206 streamed turns.

  • Deepgram Flux Multilingual finishes the transcript 270ms sooner, and the two are too close to call on real conversations. 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 Multilingual shows first text after 4.53% and Inworld STT-1 after 10.60%, at the median.

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