Google Chirp 2vsZoom Scribe Pro
Accuracy and speed
Left gets fewer words wrong. Lower has the final text ready sooner.
- Chirp 22.59% · 568ms
- Scribe Pro1.96% · 162ms
Zoom Scribe Pro is ahead of Google Chirp 2 on the Pipecat Dataset, time to first text and final-text delay. The Ocular Dataset is too close to call. Google Chirp 2 has a newer release: Google Chirp 3 vs Zoom Scribe Pro.
Last updated Methodology by Dileep Chagam
Who is better at what
- Pipecat Dataset WER2.59%1.96%
- Ocular Dataset WER3.80%4.84%
- Time to first text4.50s1.70s
- Final-text delay568ms162ms
Lower is better on every measure. Too close to call means the likely ranges overlap.
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Chirp 2 vs Scribe Pro FAQ
Which is more accurate, Google Chirp 2 or Zoom Scribe Pro?
Zoom Scribe Pro is more accurate on the public clips. On the 1,000 public Pipecat clips, Google Chirp 2 scores 2.59% and Zoom Scribe Pro 1.96%, so Zoom Scribe Pro makes fewer errors by 0.63 points. On the eight licensed Ocular recordings, Google Chirp 2 scores 3.80% and Zoom Scribe Pro 4.84%, with likely ranges of 2.93 to 4.60% and 4.23 to 5.43%. The ranges overlap, so the difference is too close to call. Word error rate counts incorrect, missing, and extra words, so lower is better.
Zoom Scribe Pro is more accurate on the public clips. On the 1,000 public Pipecat clips, Google Chirp 2 scores 2.59% and Zoom Scribe Pro 1.96%, so Zoom Scribe Pro makes fewer errors by 0.63 points. On the eight licensed Ocular recordings, Google Chirp 2 scores 3.80% and Zoom Scribe Pro 4.84%, with likely ranges of 2.93 to 4.60% and 4.23 to 5.43%. 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. Zoom Scribe Pro finishes the transcript 406ms sooner. Google Chirp 2 has the final transcript 568ms after the speaker stops and Zoom Scribe Pro 162ms, at the median. Both are measured on the same 206 streamed turns.
Zoom Scribe Pro finishes the transcript 406ms 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 4.50s and Zoom Scribe Pro after 1.70s, at the median, so Zoom Scribe Pro is 2.80s sooner.