Official documentation
What is speech translation? (Azure Speech, Microsoft Learn)
Microsoft, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Microsoft Learn overview of the speech translation feature of Azure Speech. It describes real-time speech to text translation of audio streams, interim results, and where the list of supported languages is kept.
- How much weight it carries
- Microsoft's official developer documentation, read on 2026-10-17. It describes a cloud developer service, not a consumer app, and the feature list may be updated.
Facts taken from this source
- Microsoft says you are charged for the speech to text transcription and for the text translation for each target language.
“You're charged for the speech to text transcription and the text translation for each target language.” (Help page text)
- Microsoft says interim transcription and translation results are returned as speech is detected, before the final results.
“Interim transcription and translation results are returned as speech is detected” (What is speech translation?)
- Microsoft's worked example prices speech translation at a list price of $2.50 per hour, covering up to two target languages.
“The speech translation list price is $2.50 per hour, covering up to 2 target languages.” (Help page text)
- Microsoft says the Speech service supports real-time, multi-language speech to speech and speech to text translation of audio streams.
“The Speech service supports real-time, multi-language speech to speech and speech to text translation of audio streams.” (What is speech translation?)