NEWS · MODELS · #414
Voxtral launches Transcribe 2: Mini Transcribe V2 and Realtime (Realtime open-weights, Apache 2.0)
Voxtral released Voxtral Transcribe 2, a family of next-generation speech-to-text models that includes Voxtral Mini Transcribe V2 for batch transcription and Voxtral Realtime for live, low-latency use. Voxtral says Realtime’s weights are open under the Apache 2.0 license on the Hugging Face Hub; the models support 13 languages and provide diarization, word-level timestamps, configurable sub-200ms latency, and claimed competitive word-error rates and pricing.
KEY POINTS
- Voxtral released Voxtral Transcribe 2, a family of next-generation speech-to-text models that includes Voxtral Mini Transcribe V2 for batch transcription and Voxtral Realtime for live, low-latency use.
- Voxtral says Realtime’s weights are open under the Apache 2.0 license on the Hugging Face Hub; the models support 13 languages and provide diarization, word-level timestamps, configurable sub-200ms latency, and claimed competitive word-error rates and pricing.
- Open-weight, low-latency multilingual STT with diarization and edge deployment options can enable privacy-preserving real-time voice agents and lower the cost of large-scale transcription workflows.
WHY IT MATTERS
Open-weight, low-latency multilingual STT with diarization and edge deployment options can enable privacy-preserving real-time voice agents and lower the cost of large-scale transcription workflows.