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| Attribute | MAI-Transcribe 2mai-transcribe-2 | Aura-2aura-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Input | $0 / 1M | $0 / 1M |
| Output | $0 / 1M | $0 / 1M |
| Cache Write (5m) | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Cache Write (1h) | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Cache Read | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Web Search | $0 / 1M | $0 / 1M |
| Context | ||
| Max context | N/A | N/A |
| Max output | N/A | N/A |
| Capabilities | ||
| Vision | No | No |
| Function Calling | No | No |
| JSON Mode | No | No |
| Streaming | No | No |
| Catalogue | ||
| Provider | Microsoft | Deepgram |
| Category | voice | voice |
| Charge type | Pay As You Go | Pay As You Go |
| Released | 2026-09-03 | 2026-07-16 |
| Description | ||
| Summary | Microsoft MAI-Transcribe-2 speech-to-text. Billed per second of audio. | Deepgram Aura-2 text-to-speech for real-time voice applications. Billed per input character. |