Google Chirp 3 vs Reson8 Rumble-2
Accuracy and speed
Left gets fewer words wrong. Lower has the final text ready sooner.
- Chirp 32.00% · 475ms
- Rumble-21.69% · 18ms
Reson8 Rumble-2 is ahead of Google Chirp 3 on both datasets together, time to first text and 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
- Overall WER2.76%2.05%
- Pipecat Dataset WER2.00%1.69%
- Ocular Dataset WER4.19%2.75%
- Time to first text4.48s486ms
- Final-text delay475ms18ms
Lower is better on every measure. Too close to call means the likely ranges overlap.
Chirp 3 vs Rumble-2 FAQ
Which is more accurate, Google Chirp 3 or Reson8 Rumble-2?
Reson8 Rumble-2 is more accurate on the public clips. On the 1,000 public Pipecat clips, Google Chirp 3 scores 2.76% and Reson8 Rumble-2 2.05%, so Reson8 Rumble-2 makes fewer errors by 0.70 points. On the 300 licensed Ocular turns, Google Chirp 3 scores 2.00% and Reson8 Rumble-2 1.69%, with likely ranges of 1.77 to 2.25% and 1.48 to 1.92%. 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 Rumble-2 is more accurate on the public clips. On the 1,000 public Pipecat clips, Google Chirp 3 scores 2.76% and Reson8 Rumble-2 2.05%, so Reson8 Rumble-2 makes fewer errors by 0.70 points. On the 300 licensed Ocular turns, Google Chirp 3 scores 2.00% and Reson8 Rumble-2 1.69%, with likely ranges of 1.77 to 2.25% and 1.48 to 1.92%. 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 Rumble-2 finishes the transcript 3.99s sooner. Google Chirp 3 has the final transcript 4.48s after the speaker stops and Reson8 Rumble-2 486ms, at the median. Both are measured on the same 206 streamed turns.
Reson8 Rumble-2 finishes the transcript 3.99s 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 3 shows first text after 4.19% and Reson8 Rumble-2 after 2.75%, at the median.
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