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ElevenLabs launches expressive v4 speech model; Microsoft AI releases transcription tool

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ElevenLabs has launched its new v4 speech model, which enhances the expressiveness and consistency of AI-generated voices, particularly for tasks like audiobooks and real-time voice agents. Microsoft AI has also released MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming, a new model focused on real-time transcription. The Eleven v4 model's Turbo variant offers rapid response times, and the model has achieved a leading position on the Artificial Analysis Voice Arena leaderboard. AI

IMPACT These advancements in speech synthesis and transcription models could lead to more natural and responsive AI-powered voice agents and improved audio content creation.

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on new model releases for voice AI applications from two different companies.

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ElevenLabs launches expressive v4 speech model; Microsoft AI releases transcription tool

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  1. The Decoder TIER_1 English(EN) · Maximilian Schreiner ·

    Microsoft AI releases new transcription and text-to-speech models for voice agents

    <p><img alt="" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" height="1167" src="https://the-decoder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/MAI-quotation_marks_swarm_hq-1920x1167-1.webp" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="1920" /></p> <p> Microsoft AI has released MAI-Tra…

  2. The Decoder TIER_1 English(EN) · Jonathan Kemper ·

    ElevenLabs' new v4 speech model makes AI voices more expressive and consistent

    <p><img alt="&quot;Eleven V4&quot; lettering in white against a blurred, diagonal color gradient of orange, pink, and green." class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" height="1012" src="https://the-decoder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/eleven-v4-01-hero.jpg" style="height…

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