Google Chirp 2 vs Reson8
Accuracy and speed
Left gets fewer words wrong. Lower has the final text ready sooner.
- Chirp 22.59% · 568ms
- Reson82.10% · 235ms
Reson8 is ahead of Google Chirp 2 on both datasets together, time to first text and final-text delay. The Pipecat Dataset and The Ocular Dataset are too close to call. Google Chirp 2 has a newer release: Google Chirp 3 vs Reson8.
Last updated Methodology by Dileep Chagam
Who is better at what
- Overall WER3.01%2.38%
- Pipecat Dataset WER2.59%2.10%
- Ocular Dataset WER3.80%2.93%
- Time to first text4.50s2.40s
- Final-text delay568ms235ms
Lower is better on every measure. Too close to call means the likely ranges overlap.
Chirp 2 vs Reson8 FAQ
Which is more accurate, Google Chirp 2 or Reson8?
Reson8 is more accurate on the public clips. On the 1,000 public Pipecat clips, Google Chirp 2 scores 3.01% and Reson8 2.38%, so Reson8 makes fewer errors by 0.62 points. On the eight licensed Ocular recordings, Google Chirp 2 scores 2.59% and Reson8 2.10%, with likely ranges of 2.31 to 2.89% and 1.86 to 2.35%. The ranges overlap, so the difference is too close to call. Word error rate counts incorrect, missing, and extra words, so lower is better.
Reson8 is more accurate on the public clips. On the 1,000 public Pipecat clips, Google Chirp 2 scores 3.01% and Reson8 2.38%, so Reson8 makes fewer errors by 0.62 points. On the eight licensed Ocular recordings, Google Chirp 2 scores 2.59% and Reson8 2.10%, with likely ranges of 2.31 to 2.89% and 1.86 to 2.35%. The ranges overlap, so the difference is too close to call. Word error rate counts incorrect, missing, and extra words, so lower is better.
No. Reson8 finishes the transcript 2.10s sooner. Google Chirp 2 has the final transcript 4.50s after the speaker stops and Reson8 2.40s, at the median. Both are measured on the same 206 streamed turns.
Reson8 finishes the transcript 2.10s 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. Google Chirp 2 shows first text after 3.80% and Reson8 after 2.93%, at the median.
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