--- title: "Transcription & speech recognition | Ethical Stack" url: https://ethicalstack.ai/compare/transcription/ catalog_version: f6baff2119d0e9158520da7fbe4232011dac79f25bd08757436d7a1dbd593db2 --- # Transcription & speech recognition Turn recordings or live speech into text. Compare recording privacy and retention. 10 entries. Each finding links to the profile evidence, scope, confidence, recorded review dates and unknowns. Task-specific findings and rankings match this comparison on the website. | Tool | Published overall | Energy practices | Training data | Your data & privacy | Openness | Worker protections | Military ties | BDS targets | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Whisper speech recognition](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/openai-whisper/) | 4.8/10; 6/6 rated | [4/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/openai-whisper/#energy) | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/openai-whisper/#training-rights) | [8/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/openai-whisper/#privacy) | [8/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/openai-whisper/#openness) | [4/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/openai-whisper/#labour) | [3/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/openai-whisper/#military-contracts) | [Not listed](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/openai-whisper/#israel-palestine) | | [LFM2.5 Audio JP](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm2-5-audio-jp/) | 4.3/10; 6/6 rated | [4/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm2-5-audio-jp/#energy) | [4/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm2-5-audio-jp/#training-rights) | [8/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm2-5-audio-jp/#privacy) | [6/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm2-5-audio-jp/#openness) | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm2-5-audio-jp/#labour) | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm2-5-audio-jp/#military-contracts) | [Not listed](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm2-5-audio-jp/#israel-palestine) | | [LFM3 Audio](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm3-audio/) | 4.3/10; 6/6 rated | [4/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm3-audio/#energy) | [4/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm3-audio/#training-rights) | [8/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm3-audio/#privacy) | [6/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm3-audio/#openness) | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm3-audio/#labour) | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm3-audio/#military-contracts) | [Not listed](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/lfm3-audio/#israel-palestine) | | [Cartesia API](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/cartesia-api/) | 3.4/10; 5/6 rated | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/cartesia-api/#energy) | [Depends on the model](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/cartesia-api/#training-rights) | [5/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/cartesia-api/#privacy) | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/cartesia-api/#openness) | [1/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/cartesia-api/#labour) | [7/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/cartesia-api/#military-contracts) | [Not listed](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/cartesia-api/#israel-palestine) | | [Cartesia Playground](https://ethicalstack.ai/products/cartesia-playground/) | 3.4/10; 5/6 rated | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/products/cartesia-playground/#energy) | [Depends on the model](https://ethicalstack.ai/products/cartesia-playground/#training-rights) | [5/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/products/cartesia-playground/#privacy) | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/products/cartesia-playground/#openness) | [1/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/products/cartesia-playground/#labour) | [7/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/products/cartesia-playground/#military-contracts) | [Not listed](https://ethicalstack.ai/products/cartesia-playground/#israel-palestine) | | [Cartesia Ink 2](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/cartesia-ink-family/) | 3/10; 6/6 rated | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/cartesia-ink-family/#energy) | [1/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/cartesia-ink-family/#training-rights) | [5/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/cartesia-ink-family/#privacy) | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/cartesia-ink-family/#openness) | [1/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/cartesia-ink-family/#labour) | [7/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/cartesia-ink-family/#military-contracts) | [Not listed](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/cartesia-ink-family/#israel-palestine) | | [Deepgram API](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/deepgram-api/) | 2.8/10; 5/6 rated | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/deepgram-api/#energy) | [Depends on the model](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/deepgram-api/#training-rights) | [6/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/deepgram-api/#privacy) | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/deepgram-api/#openness) | [1/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/deepgram-api/#labour) | [3/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/deepgram-api/#military-contracts) | [Not listed](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/deepgram-api/#israel-palestine) | | [ElevenLabs API](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/elevenlabs-api/) | 2.6/10; 5/6 rated | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/elevenlabs-api/#energy) | [Depends on the model](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/elevenlabs-api/#training-rights) | [5/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/elevenlabs-api/#privacy) | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/elevenlabs-api/#openness) | [1/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/elevenlabs-api/#labour) | [3/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/elevenlabs-api/#military-contracts) | [Not listed](https://ethicalstack.ai/providers/elevenlabs-api/#israel-palestine) | | [Deepgram speech recognition family](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/deepgram-stt-family/) | 2.5/10; 6/6 rated | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/deepgram-stt-family/#energy) | [1/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/deepgram-stt-family/#training-rights) | [6/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/deepgram-stt-family/#privacy) | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/deepgram-stt-family/#openness) | [1/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/deepgram-stt-family/#labour) | [3/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/deepgram-stt-family/#military-contracts) | [Not listed](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/deepgram-stt-family/#israel-palestine) | | [Scribe transcription family](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/scribe-transcription/) | 2.3/10; 6/6 rated | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/scribe-transcription/#energy) | [1/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/scribe-transcription/#training-rights) | [5/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/scribe-transcription/#privacy) | [2/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/scribe-transcription/#openness) | [1/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/scribe-transcription/#labour) | [3/10](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/scribe-transcription/#military-contracts) | [Not listed](https://ethicalstack.ai/models/scribe-transcription/#israel-palestine) | ## How to read the scores - Assessments are provisional editorial judgments. Cite the profile and the underlying sources, and retain confidence, scope and unknowns. - Unknown, not-applicable and model-dependent are different states. Missing evidence does not establish good or bad conduct. - Company-level evidence does not establish use of a particular product or model. Account plan, model, host and route can change an assessment. - Energy scores describe documented practices and transparency, not measured request emissions. Zero component points can mean an evidence gap. - Published overall scores require at least four of six numerical dimensions. Preserve coverage and BDS adjustments; BDS itself is categorical. - No named BDS target found is limited to the reviewed campaign sources and is not approval. Personalized priorities do not change the published overall score. - Review and source-check dates describe the research, not this deployment. Fetch current primary sources when the decision requires current verification. 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