Apple's SpeechAnalyzer Beats Whisper: The First Real On-Device Benchmark

Apple's new SpeechAnalyzer API, benchmarked against Whisper and its predecessor

We benchmarked Apple's new SpeechAnalyzer against Whisper models and found it delivers superior accuracy and speed on Apple hardware. Our tests show SpeechAnalyzer significantly outperforms both the legacy SFSpeechRecognizer and Whisper Small, making it the best on-device option for English transcription. We updated our own Inscribe app to prioritize this new engine, proving that the built-in solution is no longer a compromise.

"For English transcription on a current iPhone or Mac, the days of Whisper being the automatic accuracy pick are over."