2 models compared on the same benchmark — accuracy, latency, price, language coverage and capabilities. Voxtral Mini Transcribe leads on raw accuracy; Azure Speech is fastest; Azure Speech covers the most languages; Voxtral Mini Transcribe is cheapest.
Verdict · who wins what
Most accurate
Voxtral Mini Transcribe
12.7% WER
Mistral (Voxtral)
Fastest
Azure Speech
0.3× realtime
Microsoft Azure
Most languages
Azure Speech
19 languages
Microsoft Azure
Cheapest
Voxtral Mini Transcribe
$0.0030/min
Mistral (Voxtral)
Comparing
2 models · same benchmark
1
Azure Speech
Microsoft Azure
Azure default STT model — 140+ languages, diarization, word timestamps
2
Voxtral Mini Transcribe
Mistral (Voxtral)
Mistral Voxtral Mini Transcribe — EU-hosted batch transcription with speaker diarization, segment timestamps, and custom vocabulary (context bias). Strong accuracy at very low cost; handles recordings up to 3 hours.
Azure Speech
Voxtral Mini Transcribe
field · 32 models
lower-left is better
general
legal
medical
noisy
technical
uk
us
Latency p99
2.0s
2.3s
Final drain
0ms
—
Real-time factor
1.01×
—
Flicker
13.2%
—
Cadence
1.7/s
—
$18.00
1,000 hours
$360.00
$180.00
No
Auto-detect language
No
Yes
Live / streaming
Yes
No
Custom vocabulary
No
Yes
Max file size
1 GB
No limit
Max duration
4 h
15 min
Compliance
Is Azure Speech or Voxtral Mini Transcribe more accurate?
Voxtral Mini Transcribe is more accurate, with a 12.7% word error rate versus 15.3% for Azure Speech, on our standardized benchmark.
Which is cheaper, Azure Speech or Voxtral Mini Transcribe?
Voxtral Mini Transcribe is cheaper at $0.0030/min versus $0.0060/min for Azure Speech.
Should you choose Azure Speech or Voxtral Mini Transcribe?
Choose Azure Speech for speed and language coverage; choose Voxtral Mini Transcribe for accuracy and lower cost.
