MicrosoftMeta Superintelligence LabsAudio matchupSpeech to text
MAI-Transcribe-2vs.Muse Voice Transcribe
Which model is better?
MAI-Transcribe-2 is slightly ahead in independent tests, but the lead is not certain.
Independent testsDavid AI Research, DAI-ASR-I18N
MAI-Transcribe-20 of 1
Muse Voice Transcribe0 of 1
Popularityout of 100
MAI-Transcribe-20
Muse Voice Transcribe0
Weights and access
MAI-Transcribe-2proprietary
Muse Voice Transcriben/a
Priceverbatim from the provider
MAI-Transcribe-2$0.10 per hour of audio as an introductory price
Muse Voice Transcribe$0.18 per audio hour ($3 per 1,000 audio minutes)
Pick MAI-Transcribe-2 for
leaning David AI Research, DAI-ASR-I18N
Pick Muse Voice Transcribe 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”.
David AI Research, DAI-ASR-I18N
MAI-Transcribe-2 slightly aheadDAI-ASR-I18N German WER, dual-channel
MAI-Transcribe-26.4 %
Muse Voice Transcribe14.0 %
lower is better, as of October 17, 2026
Source · latest October 17, 2026
All data side by side
Prices are verbatim from the provider, because audio models bill per minute, character or token.
| MAI-Transcribe-2 | Muse Voice Transcribe | |
|---|---|---|
| Task | Speech to text | Speech to text |
| Developer | Microsoft | Meta Superintelligence Labs |
| Status | Preview | Active |
| Released | September 3, 2026 | September 1, 2026 |
| Weights | proprietary | n/a |
| Runs locally | no | no |
| Price | $0.10 per hour of audio as an introductory price | $0.18 per audio hour ($3 per 1,000 audio minutes) |
| Popularity (out of 100) | 0 | 0 |
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