GPT-4o TranscribevsZoom Scribe Pro

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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)
  • 4o Transcribe3.90% · 652ms
  • Scribe Pro1.96% · 162ms

Zoom Scribe Pro is ahead of GPT-4o Transcribe on the Pipecat Dataset, the Ocular Dataset and final-text delay.

Last updated Methodology by Dileep Chagam

Who is better at what

4o TranscribeScribe Pro
  • Pipecat Dataset WER3.90%1.96%
  • Ocular Dataset WER12.45%4.84%
  • Time to first textn/a1.70s
  • Final-text delay652ms162ms

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

4o Transcribe vs Scribe Pro FAQ

  • Zoom Scribe Pro is more accurate on both datasets. On the 1,000 public Pipecat clips, GPT-4o Transcribe scores 3.90% and Zoom Scribe Pro 1.96%, so Zoom Scribe Pro makes fewer errors by 1.94 points. On the eight licensed Ocular recordings, GPT-4o Transcribe scores 12.45% and Zoom Scribe Pro 4.84%, so Zoom Scribe Pro makes fewer errors by 7.61 points. Word error rate counts incorrect, missing, and extra words, so lower is better.

  • No. Zoom Scribe Pro finishes the transcript 490ms sooner. GPT-4o Transcribe has the final transcript 652ms after the speaker stops and Zoom Scribe Pro 162ms, at the median. Both are measured on the same 206 streamed turns.

  • Zoom Scribe Pro is the stronger pick for voice agents: it makes fewer errors on real conversations and finishes the transcript 490ms sooner. A voice agent cannot reply until the final transcript arrives, and the Ocular recordings are real conversations.

  • Only Zoom Scribe Pro. GPT-4o Transcribe returns no text until the speaker stops, which matters if your agent reacts to partial transcripts.