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Scribe v3

Scribe v3 is ElevenLabs's latest voice model in our dataset, released Nov 10, 2026. Proprietary, API access only. ElevenLabs' Scribe v3 speech-to-text model for recorded audio, launched Nov 10, 2026, with a vendor-reported 27% fewer word errors than Scribe v2 across 102 languages. Verified against vendor sources on Nov 11, 2026.

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Scribe v3 at a glance: API id scribe_v3; takes audio in; returns text.

  • ReleasedNov 10, 2026
  • LicenceProprietary
InAudioOutText

Key facts

Vendor-reported facts are read from the linked vendor page on the date shown above; we did not run the model. Independently tested means we ran it; no fact on this page is. Editorial is our own classification, not a vendor claim. Where a linked page does not itself state a value, the row says so. How to read provenance.

Scribe v3: key facts with sources
FactValueLabelSource
VendorElevenLabsEditorialn/a
ReleasedNov 10, 2026 Date on the official ElevenLabs blog post.Vendor-reportedsource
Statusgenerally availableEditorialn/a
API idscribe_v3Vendor-reportedsource
InputaudioVendor-reportedsource
Outputtext Transcript with speaker labels.Vendor-reportedsource
LicenceProprietaryVendor-reportedsource

Where Scribe v3 sits in our data

Alternatives to Scribe v3

Voice models from other vendors that share at least one of our groups with Scribe v3. Comparable on paper, from each model’s sourced facts; we have not run them.

  • Live 3Fish Audio · Both in: Voice · released Nov 10, 2026
  • Nemotron 3.5 TranscribeNVIDIA · Both in: Voice · 66K context · released Oct 28, 2026
  • Voxtral 3Mistral AI · Both in: Voice · Mini Transcribe 3, per minute of audio $0.0035; Small Transcribe 3, per minute of audio $0.004; Mini Transcribe Realtime 3, per minute of audio $0.008; Mini TTS 3, per 1M characters $13; Voice agent API with Mistral Small 4 for reasoning, per minute $0.04; Voice agent API with a larger model, per minute $0.08 (see each line) · released Oct 20, 2026
  • Grok Voice 3.0xAI · Both in: Voice · released Oct 14, 2026
  • Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTSGoogle · Both in: Voice · 8K context · released Sep 22, 2026
  • Gemini 3.8 Flash TTSGoogle · Both in: Voice · Text input $0.5; Audio output $9 (per 1M tokens) (temporary price until Dec 31, 2026; list Text input $1; Audio output $18) · released Sep 22, 2026

How Scribe v3 differs from Scribe v3 Live

Read from the recorded facts of the two models, not from a head-to-head test. We have not run either.

  • Both accept audio as input.
  • Both were released on Nov 10, 2026.
  • Facts for the other model: Scribe v3 Live.

What we tested

Nothing yet. We have not run Scribe v3 ourselves, so every fact on this page is Reported from the sources below. When we do test it, the scope will be stated here and in our test logs. See methodology.

Not verified, left out

We could not confirm these on a vendor page, so we do not state them.

  • The launch post does not state pricing.
  • Accuracy figures are ElevenLabs' own evaluations, not an independent benchmark.

Scribe v3 FAQ

When was Scribe v3 released?

ElevenLabs released Scribe v3 on Nov 10, 2026. Source.

Is Scribe v3 open weights?

No. The weights are not published; the licence is listed as Proprietary. Source.

What is the API model id for Scribe v3?

scribe_v3. Source.

Has Agentic Weekly tested Scribe v3?

Not yet. Every fact on this page is Reported: read from the linked vendor pages, not measured by us.

Sources

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