MAI Transcribe 1.5
Jun 2026
MAI Transcribe 1.5Compare inonAA Speech to Text
$0.006per minute
2.4AA Speech to text
Jun 2026released
en, es, fr +40Languages
$0.006 / minPer audio minute
MAI-Transcribe-1.5Price covers
Ranking?
Full ranking →Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Transcribe 2same-72%$0.002
OpenWhisper Large v2-41%same$0.006
CheaperVoxtral Small Transcribe 3same-33%$0.004Languages: not verifiedCheaperVoxtral Mini Transcribe 3same-42%$0.004Languages: not verified
CheaperScribe v2same-39%$0.004ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Transcribe 2same-72%$0.002Voxtral Small Transcribe 3same-33%$0.004Languages: not verifiedVoxtral Mini Transcribe 3same-42%$0.004Languages: not verifiedScribe v2same-39%$0.004
Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0same-72%$0.002Languages: loses as, bn, et +10ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Whisper Large v2Open-41%same$0.006
Canary Qwen 2.5B, NVIDIAOpen-44%-88%$0.001Languages: loses es, fr, de +39Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3, TogetheraiOpen-47%-75%$0.002Languages: loses zh, ja, ko +19Whisper Large v3 TurboOpen-48%-89%$0.001Wizper Large v3Open-49%-92%$0.001ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Transcribe 2same-72%$0.002VibeVoice ASR HFOpenn/a——Per audio minute: not verifiedPhi 4 Multimodal InstructOpenn/a—$0.05Languages: loses hi, as, bg +19+1Azure Speech 06 2026n/a——Languages: not verified+1Azure Speech 07 2026n/a——Languages: not verified+1All Microsoft models →History
2 versionsBenchmarks
in Speech & VoiceFAQ
How much does MAI Transcribe 1.5 cost?›
$0.006 per minute.
Is MAI Transcribe 1.5 free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.006 per minute.
How good is MAI Transcribe 1.5, and what is it best at?›
#7 of 51 in Speech to text. Strongest at: Speech & Voice.
Is MAI Transcribe 1.5 better than Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0?›
On AA Speech to text · Recorded audio word error rate, MAI Transcribe 1.5 scores 2.4 vs 2.3 — about the same. It is 259% more expensive.
When was MAI Transcribe 1.5 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-06-02. It is the current version in its line.
Is MAI Transcribe 1.5 open source?›
No, MAI Transcribe 1.5 is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Whisper Large v2.
What is MAI Transcribe 1.5?›
MAI Transcribe 1.5 is a closed speech & voice model from Microsoft, released Jun 2026.
What are the best alternatives to MAI Transcribe 1.5?›
MAI Transcribe 2 (cheaper), Whisper Large v2 (open weights).