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Microsoft launches MAI-Transcribe-2, undercutting OpenAI on price

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Microsoft AI has launched MAI-Transcribe-2, a new audio transcription service priced at $0.10 per hour. The company claims this new model surpasses competitors like OpenAI and Google in speed and accuracy, while also being more cost-effective. This release signifies Microsoft's increasing development of its proprietary AI infrastructure. AI

IMPACT Microsoft's new transcription service offers a cheaper and potentially more accurate alternative, pressuring competitors and signaling a trend toward more cost-effective AI solutions.

RANK_REASON This is a product release from a major tech company, but not a frontier AI model release.

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Microsoft launches MAI-Transcribe-2, undercutting OpenAI on price

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · ztechnologia ·

    Microsoft AI just released MAI-Transcribe-2 at $0.10 per hour of audio. The company says it is faster, more accurate, and cheaper than offerings from OpenAI, Go

    Microsoft AI just released MAI-Transcribe-2 at $0.10 per hour of audio. The company says it is faster, more accurate, and cheaper than offerings from OpenAI, Google, and ElevenLabs, while the early-bird price is about 72% below the previous model's $0.36 hourly price. The bigger …

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