Mistral Voxtral 3 Adds Batch, Realtime Models
Mistral AI released Voxtral Mini Transcribe 3 and Voxtral Mini Transcribe Realtime 3 in public preview on October 20, 2026. The batch model offers 32K context and $0.0035-per-minute transcription, while the realtime model adds configurable 80–2,400 ms latency, turn detection, diarization, and context biasing.
Voxtral 3 turns Mistral’s speech stack into a more complete developer platform, with stronger transcription claims and agent-ready streaming primitives—but at higher prices than Voxtral 2.
- –Mini Transcribe 3 ranks third on Mistral’s cited FLEURS multilingual transcription and English diarization benchmarks, surpassing Gemini 3.5 Transcribe.
- –Realtime 3 combines WebSocket streaming, end-of-turn detection, speaker diarization, and context biasing in one session.
- –The new aliases provide a straightforward migration path from `voxtral-mini-2602` and `voxtral-mini-transcribe-realtime-2602`. [Migration guide](https://docs.mistral.ai/studio/audio/migrate-from-voxtral-2)
- –Pricing rises from $0.003 to $0.0035 per minute for batch transcription and from $0.006 to $0.008 for realtime, making the upgrade worthwhile mainly for applications needing the new capabilities.
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