Multilingual

Name: Multilingual
Brand: Modulate
Price: 0.0005 USD
Availability: InStock

MMultilingual

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$0.001per minute

5.4Open ASR

—released

en, es, fr +53Languages

$0.001 / minPer audio minute

batch audio transcription; optional enrichment add-ons billed separatelyPrice covers

Ranking?

Full ranking →

1Azure Speech 06 20261.9 2Speechmatics Enhanced2 3Azure Speech 07 20262 4Scribe v22.2 5ASR K12.3

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7Universal 3 Pro2.8 8Multilingual2.9 8Cohere Transcribe 03 20262.9

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes

COpenCohere Transcribe 03 2026same——Languages: loses ru, hi, af +40+1 TOpenThewhisper Large v3 Turbosame——Languages: loses zh, ja, ko +27+1

OpenVoxtral Small 24B 2507same+500%$0.003Languages: loses zh, ja, ko +45+1

OpenGranite Speech 4.1 2B Narsame——Languages: loses zh, ja, it +48+1 HOpenHojo ASR Multi v1same——Languages: loses en, zh, ja +48+1

Benchmarks

in Speech & Voice

Open ASR · average WER5.4#12

Open ASR · AMI Cleaned WER6.3#3

Open ASR · Earnings-22 Cleaned AA Chunked WER6#13

Open ASR · GigaSpeech Cleaned WER6.9#2

Open ASR · LibriSpeech Clean WER0.9#1

Open ASR · LibriSpeech Other WER1.8#1

Open ASR · SPGISpeech WER2.1#16

Open ASR · URGENT 2024 WER10#9

Open ASR · Voice Arena Monsoon WER3.3#7

Open ASR · VoxPopuli AA Cleaned WER3.6#27

Open ASR · URGENT 2024 Clean WER4.4#6

Open ASR · French FLEURS WER4.7#21

Open ASR · French MCV WER5.3#5

Open ASR · French MLS WER2.5#3

Open ASR · German FLEURS WER4#24

Open ASR · German MCV WER2.9#8

Open ASR · Spanish FLEURS WER3.8#31

Open ASR · Spanish MCV WER2.8#7

Open ASR · Spanish MLS WER2.4#1

Open ASR · Italian FLEURS WER2.9#24

Open ASR · Italian MCV WER2.5#5

Open ASR · Italian MLS WER4.1#1

Open ASR · Portuguese FLEURS WER3.5#11

Open ASR · Portuguese MLS WER6.3#18

Open ASR · Hindi Monsoon WER28.2#29

Open ASR · Dutch FLEURS WER6.3#19

Open ASR · Dutch MCV WER4.1#12

Open ASR · Dutch MLS WER3.5#1

Open ASR · Armenian FLEURS WER43.8#14

Open ASR · Armenian MCV WER57.4#15

FAQ

How much does Multilingual cost?›

$0.001 per minute.

Is Multilingual free to use?›

There is no free API; it costs $0.001 per minute.

How good is Multilingual, and what is it best at?›

#12 of 61 in Speech to text.

Is Multilingual better than Cohere Transcribe 03 2026?›

On Open ASR · German MCV WER, Multilingual scores 2.9 vs 2.9 — about the same.

Is Multilingual open source?›

No, Multilingual is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Cohere Transcribe 03 2026.

What is Multilingual?›

Multilingual is a closed speech & voice model from Modulate.

What are the best alternatives to Multilingual?›

Cohere Transcribe 03 2026 (open weights).