ElevenLabs releases Scribe v3 speech recognition
The Decoder: ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live uses conversational context to stop voice agents from cutting off callers mid-sentence
ElevenLabs has released Scribe v3 and Scribe v3 Live, two new speech recognition models designed to transcribe accurately through background noise and crosstalk. Benchmarks from Artificial Analysis confirm that Scribe v3 narrowly beats competitors like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft on accuracy. That precision comes at a cost, though. Rivals like Microsoft and xAI run many times faster and charge roughly half the price. The article ElevenLabs Scribe v3 Live uses conversational context to
ElevenLabs has released two new speech-to-text models designed to accurately transcribe audio in challenging conditions such as background noise and overlapping speech, with one version built for recorded files and another for real-time applications. Independent benchmarks confirm the models rank among the most accurate transcription systems available, though they process audio more slowly and cost more than competing models from other providers. The real-time version addresses a common problem in voice agents by using conversational context to understand when a speaker has actually finished speaking, rather than cutting them off during brief pauses. The company is expanding its enterprise business through partnerships and integrations aimed at improving voice agent systems.
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