{
  "id": 5880532,
  "title": "Microsoft has launched MAI-Transcribe-2, which can transcribe 60 languages, with the highest accuracy for Thai and at the lowest cost in the market.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/microsoft-mai-transcribe-2-60",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-06T01:18:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/sarantoon/microsoft-epidtaw-mai-transcribe-2-thdesiiyng-60-phaasaa-phaasaaaithyaemnsud-raakhaathuuksudaintlaad-3n"
  },
  "original_language": "th",
  "account": "Microsoft has launched MAI-Transcribe-2, a speech-to-text model that supports 60 languages, including Thai. The model claims to be the fastest, most accurate, and cheapest in the market, with an average word error rate of 5.2% across all 60 languages. For Thai language specifically, MAI-Transcribe-2 achieved a word error rate of 3.4%, outperforming other models such as Gemini 3.5 Transcribe and Whisper v3-large. The model is priced at $0.10 per hour of audio, a 72% reduction from its predecessor, and is available through Microsoft Foundry, MAI Playground, and OpenRouter.",
  "summary": "Microsoft has unveiled MAI-Transcribe-2, a speech-to-text model capable of transcribing 60 languages, with Thai being the most accurate. Released on September 3, 2026, MAI-Transcribe-2 is the fastest, most accurate, and cheapest model in the market, supporting speaker diarization, word-level timestamps, keyword biasing, and code-switching. Its performance outperforms competitors such as Google's Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, Gemini 3.1 Pro, OpenAI's GPT-transcribe, Scribe v2, and Whisper v3-large. MAI-Transcribe-2 is priced at $0.10 per hour, significantly cheaper than its predecessor at $0.36 per hour. The model aims to make speech-to-text services more affordable and efficient for businesses, particularly in call centers and telecommunications.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}