Speech transcription: how to evaluate a new model
In an article published on September 3, 2026, Microsoft presents MAI-Transcribe-2, supporting 60 languages, speaker diarization, and word-level timestamps.
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What happened and what to do
In an article published on September 3, 2026, Microsoft presents MAI-Transcribe-2. According to the publication, the model records 2.0% AA-WER and processes audio at about 411 times real time. It supports 60 languages, speaker diarization, word-level timestamps, and clean and verbatim transcription styles.
A company evaluating speech recognition can implement a controlled test using representative samples of its own audio. A pipeline can compare accuracy, speed, and reported cost across options, while monitoring errors by language, audio type, and diarization needs before a production choice is made.
How the consultancy can help
Wendelmaques can diagnose the transcription workflow and evaluation criteria, scope a test using representative data, and implement collection, comparison, and monitoring of the results.
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