Fact · Dictation on Mac
The author of the 2025 9to5Mac test says the models were all evaluated the same way, but that the exact numbers would differ under slightly different methods.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“even if the exact numbers would differ under slightly different methods”
How accurate is Apple's new transcription AI? We tested it against Whisper and Parakeet, Marcus Mendes, 9to5Mac, 2025, Methodology section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The author gives the test as one episode and compares the three engines against one reference transcript.
- What it does not show
- This is the author's own caveat about one test. It is the reason to treat the 9to5Mac numbers as a single data point, not a benchmark.
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