Fact · Languages and accents
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Azure Speech's at-start language identification accepts up to four candidate languages.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“You can include up to four languages for at-start LID”
Implement language identification (Azure Speech, Microsoft Learn), Microsoft, Microsoft Learn, 2026, Candidate languages.
Open the original- What it measures
- At-start mode detects one language at the start of the audio and returns it. Microsoft's page says this takes less than 5 seconds for a single language.
- What it does not show
- The limit describes the API. The page does not give accuracy figures.