{"data":{"id":2315,"lang":"en","title":"Microsoft Unveils MAI-Transcribe-2, a Speech Model 10x Faster Than Rivals at a Fraction of the Cost","summary":"Microsoft's new MAI-Transcribe-2 speech recognition model claims to be 10x faster and far cheaper than rivals from OpenAI, Google and ElevenLabs.","category":"ai","category_label":"AI","published_at":"2026-09-05T02:01:34Z","updated_at":"2026-09-05T02:01:34Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/2315-microsoft-unveils-mai-transcribe-2-a-speech-model-10x-faster-than-rivals-at-a","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2315?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2315.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://microsoft.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Transcribe-2_Final_No_Text.webp","word_count":134,"reading_time_minutes":1,"sources":[{"url":"https://microsoft.ai/news/mai-transcribe-2-is-the-fastest-most-accurate-and-cheapest-speech-recognition-model-in-the-world/","domain":"microsoft.ai"},{"url":"https://www.neowin.net/news/microsofts-mai-transcribe-2-model-beats-openai-and-google-while-costing-just-010-per-hour/","domain":"neowin.net"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":2388,"title":"Microsoft představil MAI-Transcribe-2, řečový model 10× rychlejší než konkurence za zlomek ceny","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/2388-microsoft-predstavil-mai-transcribe-2-recovy-model-10x-rychlejsi-nez-konkurence","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2388?lang=cs"},"content":"Microsoft AI released MAI-Transcribe-2 on September 3, positioning it as the fastest, most accurate and cheapest speech recognition model available. The model tops the FLEURS benchmark across 60 languages with a 5.2% average word-error rate, beating OpenAI's GPT-Transcribe, ElevenLabs' Scribe v2 and Google's Gemini 3.5 Transcribe.\n\nMicrosoft says the model processes long-form audio up to 10 times faster than GPT-Transcribe, while undercutting rivals on price at just $0.10 per hour of audio through the end of 2026 — a steep drop from the $0.36 launch price of its predecessor. New features include speaker diarization, word-level timestamps, keyword biasing, and automatic code-switching for mixed-language conversations like Hinglish or Spanglish.\n\nThe model is available now in public preview through Microsoft Foundry, the MAI Playground and Open Router, intensifying competition in the fast-growing market for AI transcription tools."}}