OpenAIMicrosoftAudio matchupSpeech to text
GPT-Transcribevs.MAI-Transcribe-2
Which model is better?
GPT-Transcribe and MAI-Transcribe-2 perform about the same in independent tests.
Independent testsAppen MedTerm-90
GPT-Transcribe0 of 1
MAI-Transcribe-20 of 1
Popularityout of 100
GPT-Transcribeahead32
MAI-Transcribe-20
Weights and access
GPT-Transcribeproprietary
MAI-Transcribe-2proprietary
Priceverbatim from the provider
GPT-Transcribe$0.0045 per audio minute
MAI-Transcribe-2$0.10 per hour of audio as an introductory price
Pick GPT-Transcribe for
more popular
Pick MAI-Transcribe-2 for
No clear edge
Shared tests
Independent evaluators and leaderboards only, the newest shared snapshot per evaluator. With 95 % ranges a lead counts when they do not overlap; for hit rates, when it holds in a 95 % test. Without any uncertainty figure at most “slightly ahead”.
Appen MedTerm-90
levelAppen MedTerm-90 overall clinical entity recall
GPT-Transcribe81.8 %
MAI-Transcribe-281.3 %
95 % ranges 80.7 % to 82.8 % and 80.5 % to 82.1 %, 30,017 tasks, as of October 16, 2026
Source · latest October 16, 2026
All data side by side
Prices are verbatim from the provider, because audio models bill per minute, character or token.
| GPT-Transcribe | MAI-Transcribe-2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Task | Speech to text | Speech to text |
| Developer | OpenAI | Microsoft |
| Status | Active | Preview |
| Released | July 28, 2026 | September 3, 2026 |
| Weights | proprietary | proprietary |
| Runs locally | no | no |
| Price | $0.0045 per audio minute | $0.10 per hour of audio as an introductory price |
| Popularity (out of 100) | 32 | 0 |
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