Scribe - a high-precision speech-to-text model from ElevenLabs
Scribe, developed by ElevenLabs, is a high-precision speech-to-text model designed for multilingual and complex audio environments. It supports 99 languages, achieving transcription accuracy of 96.7% for English and 98.7% for Italian. In less commonly spoken languages...
What is Scribe?
Scribe, developed by ElevenLabs, is a high-precision speech-to-text model designed for multilingual and complex audio environments. It supports 99 languages, achieving transcription accuracy of 96.7% for English and 98.7% for Italian, and also performs well with less commonly spoken languages. Scribe can distinguish up to 32 speakers, detect non-verbal events such as laughter and sound effects, and provides structured JSON output including word-level timestamps and speaker annotations.
Scribe's main functions
- Multilingual supportScribe supports high-precision transcription in 99 languages, with outstanding performance in English (96.7% accuracy) and Italian (98.7% accuracy).
- Deep learning and audio understandingScribe has the ability to understand audio content. It can detect non-verbal events (such as laughter, sound effects, music, and background noise) and analyze long audio content in complex environments.
- Speaker differentiation and audio event labelingScribe can identify and isolate up to 32 different speakers in the same audio file, providing word-by-word timestamps to ensure the accuracy of captions or documents.
- Word-by-word timestampProvides word-level timestamps for easy subtitle synchronization or audio editing.
- Structured outputTranscription results are output in JSON format, making it easy for developers to integrate them into various applications.
- High-precision transcriptionIn multiple industry benchmark tests, Scribe's word error rate is lower than that of Google Gemini 2.0 Flash, OpenAI Whisper v3, and Deepgram Nova-3.
Scribe's official website address
- Official website addressElevenLabs
How to use Scribe
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Using Scribe through the official ElevenLabs platform
- Register an accountVisit the ElevenLabs official website, click "Sign Up" or "Start Your Free Trial," fill in the information, and verify your email address.
- Upload file and generate transcriptAfter logging in, you will enter the Scribe transcription interface. Upload audio or video files, and Scribe will automatically transcribe them. Once transcription is complete, users can view, edit, and download the generated text.
- Integrating Scribe via API
- Get API documentationDevelopers can obtain the Scribe API documentation from the ElevenLabs official website.
- Integrate into the projectUsing Scribe's Speech to Text API, developers can send audio files to ElevenLabs' servers and receive structured JSON-formatted transcription results.
Application scenarios of Scribe
- Meeting minutesScribe can accurately transcribe audio content from meetings into text, supports multiple languages and speaker differentiation, and can generate detailed meeting minutes.
- Subtitle generationScribe can generate high-precision subtitles for movies, TV series, and video content, supports multiple languages, and is suitable for international content that requires multilingual subtitles.
- Content creationScribe can be used to transcribe podcasts, audiobooks, song lyrics, etc., helping creators quickly generate text content and improve creation efficiency.
- Customer ServiceIn customer support scenarios, Scribe can transcribe conversations between customers and customer service personnel, helping to quickly generate work orders or record issues and improve service efficiency.
- EducationScribe can transcribe lectures and course content into text, making it convenient for students to review and learn, and is suitable for multilingual teaching environments.