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 (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)
Microsoft is pricing MAI-Transcribe-2 at 10 cents per audio hour through 2026.
VentureBeat says Microsoft claims the speech recognition model is faster, more accurate, and cheaper than Google and OpenAI rivals. The piece highlights Microsoft’s comparison against Gemini 3.5 Transcribe and GPT-Transcribe. It frames the 10-cent price as the main shock, saying it cuts the cost by roughly 72%. Techmeme's note
VentureBeat says Microsoft claims the speech recognition model is faster, more accurate, and cheaper than Google and OpenAI rivals. The piece highlights Microsoft’s comparison against Gemini 3.5 Transcribe and GPT-Transcribe. It frames the 10-cent price as the main shock, saying it cuts the cost by roughly 72%. Techmeme's note
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