Our research into the 2026 frontier reveals zero dedicated AI audio transcription tools. This comparison outlines the current landscape and guidance for researchers evaluating future options.
The 2026-06-13 frontier list documents zero dedicated AI audio tools for transcription tasks.
The verified frontier contains exclusively LLMs and coding CLIs with no audio transcription products. Kimi K2.7, Claude Fable 5, Qwen qwen3.7-plus, MiniMax M3, Claude Opus 4.8, Qwen3.7 Max, Grok 4.3, Mistral Medium 3.5, GPT-5.5 Pro, GPT-5.5, DeepSeek V4 Pro, Grok 4.20, GPT-5.3 Codex, Gemini 3.1 Pro and Claude Sonnet 4.6 all lack documented multimodal audio support. Cursor 2, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Grok Build CLI, OpenAI Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline and Aider likewise show no transcription features.
The 2026-06-13 data set lists 15 LLMs and 9 coding CLIs. None of these entries include audio input processing. All prior transcription products remain classified as retired and receive no current status.
| Model Name | Audio Transcription Capability | Status in 2026-06-13 List |
|---|---|---|
| Kimi K2.7 | None documented | LLM only |
| Claude Fable 5 | None documented | LLM only |
| Qwen qwen3.7-plus | None documented | LLM only |
| MiniMax M3 | None documented | LLM only |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | None documented | LLM only |
| Qwen3.7 Max | None documented | LLM only |
| Grok 4.3 | None documented | LLM only |
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | None documented | LLM only |
| GPT-5.5 Pro | None documented | LLM only |
| GPT-5.5 | None documented | LLM only |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | None documented | LLM only |
| Grok 4.20 | None documented | LLM only |
| GPT-5.3 Codex | None documented | LLM only |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | None documented | LLM only |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | None documented | LLM only |
Kimi K2.7 carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Claude Fable 5 carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Qwen qwen3.7-plus carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. MiniMax M3 carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Claude Opus 4.8 carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Qwen3.7 Max carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Grok 4.3 carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Mistral Medium 3.5 carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. GPT-5.5 Pro carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. GPT-5.5 carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. DeepSeek V4 Pro carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Grok 4.20 carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. GPT-5.3 Codex carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Gemini 3.1 Pro carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Claude Sonnet 4.6 carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Cursor 2 carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. GitHub Copilot carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Claude Code carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Grok Build CLI carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. OpenAI Codex CLI carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Gemini CLI carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Windsurf carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Cline carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented. Aider carries Entity Attribute Value triplet Audio-Transcription-Capability equals None-documented.
| CLI Name | Audio Transcription Capability | Status in 2026-06-13 List |
|---|---|---|
| Cursor 2 | None documented | CLI only |
| GitHub Copilot | None documented | CLI only |
| Claude Code | None documented | CLI only |
| Grok Build CLI | None documented | CLI only |
| OpenAI Codex CLI | None documented | CLI only |
| Gemini CLI | None documented | CLI only |
| Windsurf | None documented | CLI only |
| Cline | None documented | CLI only |
| Aider | None documented | CLI only |
Cursor 2 through Aider follow identical patterns. No pricing tiers, version numbers or accuracy metrics attach to audio functions because no such functions appear.
Researchers seeking ai audio tools must consult external sources beyond the supplied list. Related voice synthesis coverage appears in the Best AI Voice Generators 2026: Ultimate Hands-On Review of Top Tools for Realistic Speech Synthesis and Audio Narration resource.
No word-error-rate figures, latency numbers or noisy-file test results exist in the verified 2026-06-13 data. Real-world noisy audio testing protocols cannot reference any current product. Evaluation criteria therefore default to the absence of multimodal audio entries across all listed models and CLIs.
Independent verification requires external data sets. The supplied landscape supplies zero benchmark statistics for any audio task.
Acquire current frontier model list dated after 2026-06-13.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Kimi K2.7.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Claude Fable 5.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Qwen qwen3.7-plus.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for MiniMax M3.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Claude Opus 4.8.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Qwen3.7 Max.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Grok 4.3.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Mistral Medium 3.5.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for GPT-5.5 Pro.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for GPT-5.5.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for DeepSeek V4 Pro.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Grok 4.20.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for GPT-5.3 Codex.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Gemini 3.1 Pro.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Claude Sonnet 4.6.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Cursor 2.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for GitHub Copilot.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Claude Code.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Grok Build CLI.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for OpenAI Codex CLI.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Gemini CLI.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Windsurf.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Cline.
Confirm multimodal audio input support for Aider.
Run controlled noisy recordings against supported models only.
Record word-error-rate on timestamped transcripts.
Compare results against retired historical baselines marked obsolete.
Record latency per minute of audio for each supported entry.
Measure timestamp accuracy across all 15 LLMs and 9 CLIs.
Calculate speaker diarization F1 score on supported models only.
Verify maximum audio length limits on supported models only.
Test real-time streaming support on supported models only.
Log language support count on supported models only.
Log speaker count accuracy on supported models only.
Log pricing tiers attached to audio functions on supported models only.
Repeat word-error-rate measurement on clean files for supported models only.
Aggregate all metrics into comparison tables for supported models only.
Export final benchmark numbers exclusively from supported models.
Archive results with explicit zero-support labels for all 24 entries.
The protocol yields no executable steps inside the current list. GPT-5.5 Pro, DeepSeek V4 Pro and Gemini 3.1 Pro receive identical zero-support classifications as every other entry.
| Benchmark Metric | Value for All 15 LLMs and 9 CLIs | Source Limitation |
|---|---|---|
| Word-error-rate on clean files | None recorded | No product listed |
| Word-error-rate on noisy files | None recorded | No product listed |
| Latency per minute of audio | None recorded | No product listed |
| Timestamp accuracy | None recorded | No product listed |
| Speaker diarization F1 | None recorded | No product listed |
| Maximum audio length | None recorded | No product listed |
| Real-time streaming support | None recorded | No product listed |
| Language support count | None recorded | No product listed |
| Speaker count accuracy | None recorded | No product listed |
Actionable setup therefore waits for new multimodal releases. Until then, researchers maintain test harnesses without assigned models. The ElevenLabs vs LOVO AI 2026: Ultimate Voice Generation Comparison for Content Creators article covers adjacent audio generation benchmarks for context.
Direct feature comparisons remain unavailable because no audio transcription products occupy the 2026-06-13 frontier. No pricing data, version numbers or capability matrices exist. Researchers must monitor future multimodal LLM updates through separate verification processes.
The absence blocks all side-by-side tables. GPT-5.3 Codex, Grok 4.20 and Claude Sonnet 4.6 appear only as text or code entities.
| Criterion | Available Value | Source Limitation |
|---|---|---|
| Word-error-rate on noisy files | None recorded | No product listed |
| Latency per minute of audio | None recorded | No product listed |
| Pricing tiers | None recorded | No product listed |
| Timestamp accuracy | None recorded | No product listed |
| Speaker count accuracy | None recorded | No product listed |
| Language support count | None recorded | No product listed |
| Maximum audio length | None recorded | No product listed |
| Real-time streaming support | None recorded | No product listed |
| Version number for audio module | None recorded | No product listed |
| Independent verification status | None recorded | No product listed |
Next steps consist of repeated frontier list checks after each update cycle. The Best AI Music Generators 2026: Suno, Udio & 12 Tools Tested page tracks parallel multimodal developments in the ai-audio category.
Researchers tracking ai audio tools receive no current recommendations from the supplied data. External sources alone can supply the missing Entity-Attribute-Value triplets once new products enter verified lists.
Our verified frontier list contains zero audio-specific products. All evaluation must rely on external updated sources.
The provided data shows no documented multimodal audio capabilities for any listed models.
No word-error-rate figures or latency statistics are available in the current verified landscape.
Focus on independent testing with real noisy files until dedicated tools reappear in frontier lists.
Any claims require separate verification beyond the 2026-06-13 data set provided.
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