2 months free on annual plans — SRT, speakers, and longer files.
MAI Transcribe 2 is a speech-to-text model that turns meetings, podcasts, and voice notes into labeled text across 60 languages. This independent site lets you try it in the browser — one free file per day, after signing in.
By MAI Transcribe 2
Press play. These are short clips of the kind of audio people actually have: a noisy idea, a mixed-language standup, a voicemail outside.
A fast idea over room noise.
Okay, listen. I have this absolutely unhinged idea, and I need you to roll with it. Help me make an agent that will literally buy tickets for my favorite band the second they are available.
Spanish and English in the same meeting.
Bueno, ya estamos listos, ¿no? Eh, ¿podemos please checar que esté prendido my transcribe one? Sí, está. Super. Entonces, vamos a empezar. Oh, oh, someone else is joining us. Oh, hello. Please come in. Join us. We’ll switch to English, no problem. Sí, sí, sí. Bienvenido. Bienvenido.
Outside, a little wind, still readable.
Hey Megan, it’s Zach. Sorry, I’m outside right now, so there might be a little bit of background noise. I just wanted to follow up on Thursday’s meeting. 3:30 is going to be a bit of a stretch. It might be a little bit closer to 4:00. Oh yeah, before I forget, could you also send me the latest version of the deck? I want to take a look at that pricing slide one last time. All right, call me back when you get a chance. Thanks.
MAI Transcribe 2 turns meetings, podcasts, calls, and voice notes into accurate text. You don’t pick a language first. Upload a short file on this page and see what the transcript looks like on your own audio.
Most transcription tools struggle when there’s background noise or more than one person talking. MAI Transcribe 2 doesn’t. It picks out who said what, handles 60 languages automatically, and works even when people switch languages mid-sentence.
It is built for the audio you actually deal with — interviews with background noise, meetings where two people talk over each other, podcasts with music beds. You get a readable transcript in seconds, with speakers labeled, so you can pull quotes without scrubbing the waveform.
Sign in to start your free daily transcription. Upload a short file, run MAI Transcribe 2, and download the transcript. If you are choosing between MAI Transcribe 2 and Whisper, the comparison below is for you.
Podcasts are the most common first test. A ten-minute interview usually has two voices, a few proper names, and a laugh or two over a music bed. MAI Transcribe 2 returns a labeled draft you can quote from. You still fix names, but you do not start from a blank page.
Meetings are the second test. Standups, client calls, and reviews mix crosstalk with action items. Speaker labels keep “who said we would ship Friday” attached to a person instead of a wall of text. That is the difference between notes you can search and a recording you never open again.
Captions are a third job. Creators need a timed draft they can drop into a subtitle editor. Word-level timestamps give you a starting SRT, not a finished broadcast file. Clean filler words later; the hard part is getting timed text out of the audio in one pass.
Interviews and dictation are slower, denser jobs. When the recording is full of names, places, or specialist terms, you still review every line. The model’s job is to remove the first hour of typing so review is the only work left.
The free daily transcription covers most quick needs. For teams and heavy users, we offer paid plans with higher limits and priority processing — see pricing for details. Either way, this page exists so you can hear how the model behaves on your own audio.
Podcasts
Two hosts, a guest, and a noisy intro. Get a labeled draft you can quote from.
Meetings
Standups and client calls become searchable notes instead of a forgotten recording.
Captions
Export a timed draft, then clean names and punctuation in your subtitle tool.
Interviews
Field recordings and office dictation, including mixed-language speech.
Pharmacy names, budget lines, and clinical notes are easy to mangle. Play a clip and read the transcript next to it.
A drug name that most tools misspell.
Thank you for calling Pharmacy Support. My name is Jordan. How can I help you today?
Hi. I was charged twice for my Lisinopril refill last week and I haven’t heard anything about a refund.
I’m sorry about that. It looks like the auto-refill processed at the same time as your manual order. I’ll reverse the extra charge now — you should see it back within 3 to 5 business days.
That makes sense. Thank you for sorting that out.
Two people, a spreadsheet, a decision.
Let’s start with the Q3 budget review. I sent the updated spreadsheet this morning — did everyone get a chance to look at it?
I did. The travel line item looks high to me. Can we revisit that before we approve?
Sure. I think two of those trips could be moved to virtual. That would bring it in line with last quarter.
Agreed. Let’s flag it for revision before the final sign-off.
Dictation with doses and follow-up.
This is Dr. Johnson. Dictating notes for a follow-up visit with Marcus T., 47-year-old male.
Patient presents with persistent lower back pain, three weeks in duration. Reports morning stiffness that improves with movement. No radiation to the legs.
Assessment: likely mechanical lower back pain. No red flag symptoms. Contributing factors include posture and sedentary work habits.
Plan: referral to physical therapy, six sessions. Ibuprofen 400 milligrams as needed with food. Follow up in four weeks or sooner if symptoms worsen. End note.
Use MAI Transcribe 2 when you want readable notes with names on the speakers, without setting up a machine first. That is the default for captions, call review, and anyone trying a file today.
Keep Whisper when the audio must stay on your computer, or you already run it yourself. Whisper is still strong. On public tests MAI Transcribe 2 misses fewer words on messy multilingual audio — your file can still disagree, which is why the upload above exists.
On the same ten-minute podcast, the difference you feel is the draft. MAI Transcribe 2 returns text, speakers, and times together. Whisper returns strong text, then you add speakers and timing if you need them.
| Dimension | MAI Transcribe 2 | Whisper Large V3 |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 1 hour → about 10 seconds | Slower on long audio |
| Accuracy | Catches almost every word, even with background noise | Still excellent, especially on a setup you already tuned |
| Languages | 60 + auto detect | Broad coverage; you set it up yourself |
| Price | Free daily try here; paid plans for more volume | Free on your own machine / hosted fees vary |
Fewer missed words, across 60 languages
Word error rate is the share of words that come out wrong. Lower is better. MAI Transcribe 2 sits at 5.2%. Whisper Large v3 is about 23% on the same FLEURS test.
MAI Transcribe 2
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Scribe v2
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe
Gemini 3.6 Flash
GPT-Transcribe
Whisper v3 Large
Average word error rate on FLEURS · Lower is better
Use MAI Transcribe 2 when you want speaker labels and speed in one hosted tool. Keep Whisper when you need to run locally. Read the full MAI Transcribe 2 vs Whisper comparison.
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One model covers 60 languages and detects what people are speaking, including clips that switch mid-sentence. You do not pick a language before upload. That matters for bilingual meetings, diaspora interviews, and any recording that is not cleanly one locale. Auto-detect is the default on this free try, and that is the point.
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In a four-person meeting, the model labels who spoke and timestamps each line so you get a ready-to-read transcript instead of a wall of text. Overlaps are still hard — two people talking at once will never split perfectly — but built-in speaker labels save the extra step most Whisper setups need. Review the labels, then search “Speaker B said budget” instead of scrolling.
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An hour of audio comes back in about ten seconds. On this site the free file is capped at five minutes so the first try stays snappy. Fast enough for captions and same-day call notes. You still wait on the network; you do not wait on a local queue.
Model figures come from public model materials and independent research papers.
“FLEURS provides a consistent multilingual benchmark for comparing speech recognition systems across languages.”
“Speech recognition quality depends on the recording, the language, and the conditions — a real file is always the final test.”
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MAI Transcribe 2 is a speech-to-text model. It turns meetings, podcasts, and voice notes into readable text, labels who spoke, and works in 60 languages. This website lets you try it online — upload a file and get a transcript in seconds.
Yes — you can transcribe one file per day for free, after signing in. Paid plans use credits: 1 credit ≈ 1 minute of audio. See pricing for Plus, Pro, and credit packs.
Yes. Choose an MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, or MP4 file, then sign in or register when you click Transcribe. Each account gets one free successful transcription per day, resetting at 00:00 UTC. Video is transcribed as audio.
MAI Transcribe 2 is currently one of the most accurate speech-to-text models available. In head-to-head tests, it matches or outperforms Whisper on multilingual transcription, especially for real-world audio with background noise and multiple speakers. Try your own file in the upload tool above and see the difference.
MAI Transcribe 2 supports 60 languages and detects the spoken language automatically. Mixed-language speech is handled in the same pass. You do not have to choose a language before you upload on this site.
Yes. Speaker labels are built in, so the model can mark who spoke and when. You should still check labels when people talk over each other. The goal is a readable transcript, not a courtroom record.
Yes — on Plus, Pro, or a credit pack. Create an API key in your account, then POST audio to /api/v1/transcribe. The free plan cannot call the API. Paid jobs use the same credits as the website (1 credit ≈ 1 minute).
MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, and MP4 files up to 10MB / 5 minutes are supported on the free tier. Video is transcribed from the soundtrack only. Need longer transcriptions? Upgrade to a paid plan for extended limits.
No. This is an independent website for trying MAI Transcribe 2 online.
Your audio is processed to generate a transcript and is not stored as a permanent library. We don't keep your recordings after transcription is complete. Only upload audio you have permission to process.
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Upload a short file on this page. One free transcription per day, sign in for a free daily try. See how MAI Transcribe 2 handles your audio before you decide anything else.
