Fact · Dictation software
1.5percent word error rate
In the same 2025 9to5Mac test, Whisper Large V3 Turbo had a word error rate of 1.5 percent on the episode, the lowest of the three engines the author tested.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Whisper Large V3 Turbo 40 seconds 0.2% 1.5% Apple 9 seconds 1.9% 10.3%”
How accurate is Apple's new transcription AI? We tested it against Whisper and Parakeet, Marcus Mendes, 9to5Mac, 2025, Results table, 'How they did'.
Open the original- What it measures
- The author ran Whisper through MacWhisper, a Mac app. It took 40 seconds to transcribe the episode, against 9 seconds for Apple's engine in the same test.
- What it does not show
- One recording and one author, from 2025, with the author's own note that results may vary for others. Read it next to the other test in the guide, not as a ranking of the apps.
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