Scribe v1

scribe-v1
byElevenLabs|Created Jun 6, 2025
Transcriptions

Scribe-v1 is a cutting-edge speech recognition model from ElevenLabs, designed for accurate speech-to-text transcription in 99 languages. It excels at handling real-world audio and consistently outperforms models such as Gemini 2.0 Flash and Whisper Large V3, achieving notably low word error rates even in underserved languages.

Code Example

Example code for using this model through our API with Python (OpenAI SDK) or cURL. Replace placeholders with your API key and model ID.

Basic request example. Ensure API key permissions. For more details, see our documentation.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.naga.ac/v1", api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

with open("audio.mp3", "rb") as f:
    transcription = client.audio.transcriptions.create(
        model="scribe-v1",
        file=f,
        prompt=None,
        language=None,
    )
print(transcription.text)