Inworld STT-1vsZoom Scribe

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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)
  • STT-12.72% · 41ms
  • Scribe1.97% · 118ms

Inworld STT-1 is ahead of Zoom Scribe 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

STT-1Scribe
  • Pipecat Dataset WER2.72%1.97%
  • Ocular Dataset WER10.60%4.88%
  • Time to first text1.06s1.67s
  • Final-text delay41ms118ms

Lower is better on every measure. Too close to call means the likely ranges overlap.

STT-1 vs Scribe FAQ

  • Inworld STT-1 and Zoom Scribe are too close to call on accuracy. On the 1,000 public Pipecat clips, Inworld STT-1 scores 2.72% and Zoom Scribe 1.97%, with likely ranges of 1.67 to 4.68% and 1.73 to 2.22%. The ranges overlap, so the difference is too close to call. On the eight licensed Ocular recordings, Inworld STT-1 scores 10.60% and Zoom Scribe 4.88%, with likely ranges of 3.85 to 22.76% 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.

  • Yes. Inworld STT-1 finishes the transcript 77ms sooner. Inworld STT-1 has the final transcript 41ms after the speaker stops and Zoom Scribe 118ms, at the median. Both are measured on the same 206 streamed turns.

  • Inworld STT-1 finishes the transcript 77ms 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. Inworld STT-1 shows first text after 1.06s and Zoom Scribe after 1.67s, at the median, so Inworld STT-1 is 605ms sooner.