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ElevenLabs Scribe (Speech to Text) vs Groq Speech-to-Text (Whisper)

ElevenLabs Scribe (Speech to Text) and Groq Speech-to-Text (Whisper) are both Speech-to-Text & Transcription APIs, compared here on pricing, compliance, capabilities, and developer experience from structured, cited data - not reviews or paid placement. Groq Speech-to-Text (Whisper) starts lower at $0.04 hour of audio vs $0.22 for ElevenLabs Scribe (Speech to Text). ElevenLabs Scribe (Speech to Text) supports webhooks for event-driven integration; the other does not document them. For coding-agent use, ElevenLabs Scribe (Speech to Text) scores higher on agent-friendliness (65 vs 40).

Comparedby a transparent data-readiness score computed from each API's published, sourced fields. No reviews, no paid placement. How we rank.

Data last verified 2026-06-21, with every field cited on each profile.

Head-to-head, from published, cited fields (auto-generated; no paid placement)
Field	ElevenLabs Scribe (Speech to Text)	Groq Speech-to-Text (Whisper)
Starting price	$0.22 hour of audio	$0.04 hour of audio
Pricing model	Hybrid	Usage
Free tier	✓	✓
Self-serve signup	✓	✓
SOC 2	Type II	Type II
HIPAA	✓	✓
GDPR	✓	✓
Webhooks	✓	✗
Sandbox	✗	✗
Documented actions	15	6

Full data and citations: ElevenLabs Scribe (Speech to Text) · Groq Speech-to-Text (Whisper). See more Speech-to-Text & Transcription APIs.