Google Chirp 3vsZoom Scribe
Accuracy and speed
Left gets fewer words wrong. Lower has the final text ready sooner.
- Chirp 32.00% · 475ms
- Scribe1.97% · 118ms
Zoom Scribe is ahead of Google Chirp 3 on 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
- Pipecat Dataset WER2.00%1.97%
- Ocular Dataset WER4.19%4.88%
- Time to first text4.48s1.67s
- Final-text delay475ms118ms
Lower is better on every measure. Too close to call means the likely ranges overlap.
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Chirp 3 vs Scribe FAQ
Which is more accurate, Google Chirp 3 or Zoom Scribe?
Google Chirp 3 and Zoom Scribe are too close to call on accuracy. On the 1,000 public Pipecat clips, Google Chirp 3 scores 2.00% and Zoom Scribe 1.97%, with likely ranges of 1.77 to 2.25% and 1.73 to 2.22%. The ranges overlap, so the difference is too close to call. On the eight licensed Ocular recordings, Google Chirp 3 scores 4.19% and Zoom Scribe 4.88%, with likely ranges of 2.97 to 5.27% and 4.41 to 5.29%. The ranges overlap, so the difference is too close to call. Word error rate counts incorrect, missing, and extra words, so lower is better.
Google Chirp 3 and Zoom Scribe are too close to call on accuracy. On the 1,000 public Pipecat clips, Google Chirp 3 scores 2.00% and Zoom Scribe 1.97%, with likely ranges of 1.77 to 2.25% and 1.73 to 2.22%. The ranges overlap, so the difference is too close to call. On the eight licensed Ocular recordings, Google Chirp 3 scores 4.19% and Zoom Scribe 4.88%, with likely ranges of 2.97 to 5.27% and 4.41 to 5.29%. 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 finishes the transcript 357ms sooner. Google Chirp 3 has the final transcript 475ms after the speaker stops and Zoom Scribe 118ms, at the median. Both are measured on the same 206 streamed turns.
Zoom Scribe finishes the transcript 357ms 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 4.48s and Zoom Scribe after 1.67s, at the median, so Zoom Scribe is 2.81s sooner.