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Microsoft launches MAI-Transcribe-2, undercutting OpenAI and Google at $0.10/hour

The model claims superior accuracy while slashing prices 72% from Microsoft's first release, signaling the company's shift toward building its own frontier AI.

What to know

  • Microsoft priced MAI-Transcribe-2 at $0.10 per audio hour, a 72% cut from the original model's $0.36 rate, dramatically reducing transcription costs for enterprises.
  • The model supports 60 languages and includes speaker diarization, word-level timestamps, keyword biasing, and configurable output styles for different use cases.
  • The release exemplifies Microsoft's broader strategy to build its own frontier AI models and reduce reliance on OpenAI, its $13 billion partner.

“Transcription is the modality where that plan has moved fastest, and MAI-Transcribe-2 is its clearest proof point yet.”

VentureBeat, Reporter · VentureBeat · Sep 2

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  2. Microsoft's MAI-Transcribe-2 model beats OpenAI and Google while costing just $0.10 per hour press · Neowin · 24d ago
  3. Microsoft AI debuts MAI-Transcribe-2, a speech recognition model that it says beats Gemini 3.5 Transcribe and GPT-Transcribe, at $0.10/audio hour through 2026 press · VentureBeat · 24d ago
  4. Microsoft AI’s MAI-Transcribe-2 undercuts OpenAI, Google and ElevenLabs on price and speed press · VentureBeat · michael.nunez@venturebeat.com (Michael Nuñez) · 24d ago
  5. MAI-Transcribe-2 undercuts OpenAI, Google and ElevenLabs on price and speed post · Hacker News · gmays · 20d ago · 1▲
  6. Microsoft AI has released MAI-Transcribe-2, achieving 2.0% AA-WER (#2) at ~411x real time (#2) for $1.67 per 1,000… post · X · @artificialanlys · 24d ago
  7. Microsoft releases MAI-Transcribe-2 post · Hacker News · MariBee · 24d ago · 6▲