MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming
MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming is Microsoft AI's first streaming transcription model, announced October 1, 2026.
Provider
Microsoft AI
Model family
Microsoft AI MAI
Speech-to-text model
Cost tier
Transcribe Streaming
Status
Current
Release Oct 1, 2026
Technical specs
- Inputs
- audio
- Outputs
- text
- License
- Proprietary Microsoft service
- Languages
- 60
- Introductory Price Ends
- 2026-12-31
- Price Usd Per Audio Hour
- 0.54
- Capabilities
- Real-time streaming transcription
- 60 languages
Why teams choose it
Complex reasoning
Useful for workflows that require structured thinking, multi-step logic, and deeper analysis than lightweight models provide.
Long-context analysis
Helps teams summarize, compare, and extract insights from long documents without losing important nuance.
Microsoft AI roadmap vigilance
Use published model pages—not stale marketing blurbs—for modalities, quotas, pricing, and policy; schedule revalidation tied to vendor release notes.
Cost-efficient routing
Useful as part of a routing stack where cheap models handle drafts and confirmations and this tier handles genuinely hard passages.
Tradeoffs to know
- The $0.54 per hour price is introductory through the end of 2026.
Benchmarks
No independent or vendor benchmark scores in this catalog entry.
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MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming FAQ
What is MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming?
MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming is Microsoft AI's first streaming transcription model, announced October 1, 2026. It covers 60 languages and has an introductory price of $0.54 per audio hour through the end of 2026.
When does MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming fit best?
Live captions and meeting transcription
What should teams watch out for with MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming?
The $0.54 per hour price is introductory through the end of 2026.
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