Microsoft Launches MAI-Transcribe-2, Tops FLEURS Across 60 Languages With 5.2% WER
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-09-05
Microsoft AI released its speech recognition model MAI-Transcribe-2, claiming it's the fastest, most accurate and cheapest in the world:
- Ranks first on FLEURS across 60 languages with an average Word Error Rate of 5.2%
- Defines the accuracy-latency Pareto frontier on Artificial Analysis
- Beats Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, GPT-Transcribe, Whisper V3-Large, and ScribeV2, while handling a broader range of real-world audio
New features include diarization, configurable transcription styles, and word-level timestamps.
Related event: Microsoft launches MAI-Transcribe-2: 411x realtime, lowest market price(13 posts)→
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