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MAI-Transcribe-2
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MAI-Transcribe-2 is a closed-weights speech-to-text model from Microsoft AI, released September 2026. Licence: proprietary.
$ how it compares
Scored speech-to-text models released closest to MAI-Transcribe-2, out of 176 with a score, then more from Microsoft AI.
| # | model | score | where | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Muse Voice Transcribe 1.0 | 71±3 | api $0.0030/audio min | ||
| 2 |  Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0 | 70±3 | api $0.0017/audio min | ||
| 4 |  Universal-3.6 Pro Realtime | 70±3 | api $0.0075/audio min | ||
| 5 |  Linden 1 (Agent STT) | 69±3 | api $0.0050/audio min | ||
| 24 |  Qwen-Audio-3.0-ASR | 62±4 | comparison only | ||
| more from Microsoft AI | |||||
| 21 | MAI-Transcribe-1.5 | 62±8 | api $0.0060/audio min | ||
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$ where to run it
Through an API
api · Microsoft Azure · $0.0017/audio min · azure.microsoft.com ↗ · price sourceUSD per input audio minute: Azure Speech lists MAI Transcribe-2 at $0.10 per hour (÷60), US East standard pay-as-you-go; the page marks this as a limited-time promotional offer until 12/31/2026. Product: Azure AI Speech speech to text. API model: MAI-Transcribe-2. Settings: S0 pay-as-you-go, region=us-east. Price basis: published (promotional) list rate, per-hour to per-minute scaling only. Exclusions: add-ons, commitment tiers. Currency: USD. Microsoft Azure official pricing page, observed 2026-09-25.
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