{"id":756,"date":"2026-07-20T16:20:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonix.ai\/ai\/?p=756"},"modified":"2026-08-06T11:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:02:02","slug":"can-microsoft-copilot-transcribe-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonix.ai\/ai\/can-microsoft-copilot-transcribe-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Microsoft Copilot Transcribe Audio? Capabilities, Limitations, and Accuracy Considerations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft 365 Copilot is not a conventional standalone transcription service where every user can upload any audio file directly into Copilot Chat and receive a finished transcript. However, saying that Copilot cannot transcribe audio at all is no longer accurate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft provides speech-to-text and transcription through several connected Microsoft 365 experiences, including Teams, Word, OneNote, and Capture in Copilot Notebooks. The exact workflow depends on the application, license, account type, device, tenant settings, and feature rollout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For professionals who need reliable <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sonix.ai\/features\/automated-transcription\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">automated transcription<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, understanding these distinctions can prevent workflow confusion.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Key Takeaways<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is not a universal standalone upload-and-transcribe service.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft offers transcription through Teams, Word, OneNote, and Copilot Notebooks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capture in Copilot Notebooks can transcribe in-person discussions and voice notes for eligible users.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Windows preview of Capture can process certain Zoom, Webex, Google Meet, and browser-based meetings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Word Transcribe allows eligible Microsoft 365 subscribers to upload up to 300 minutes of audio per month.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users with a Microsoft Copilot license can upload up to 30,000 minutes per month through Word Transcribe.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams Copilot can work with temporary speech-to-text data during a meeting even when a transcript is not saved.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transcription and AI-summary quality can vary with audio conditions, speakers, language, and terminology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dedicated transcription platforms may offer more consistent file-based workflows, transcript-management tools, and cross-platform support.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Understanding Microsoft Copilot\u2019s Core Features: Is Audio Transcription Included?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The answer depends on which Microsoft product or Copilot experience you mean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The standard Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat interface should not be treated as a dedicated transcription upload portal. However, Microsoft 365 includes several connected transcription experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Word Transcribe, eligible users can record speech directly or upload an audio recording. Word creates a timestamped transcript and separates speakers. The transcript can then be edited, inserted into a document, or saved as a Word file.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Teams, Copilot can analyze meeting speech, summarize discussion points, suggest action items, and answer questions about the meeting. Depending on meeting settings, it can either work with a saved transcript or process temporary speech-to-text data during the call.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft has also introduced Capture in Copilot Notebooks. For eligible commercial users, the feature can transcribe in-person discussions and voice notes and save the resulting transcript, notes, photos, and key insights in a Copilot notebook. Availability is rolling out by platform and account type.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The important distinction is therefore not that Copilot has no transcription ability. It is that Microsoft distributes transcription across several applications rather than providing one consistent, platform-independent transcription workflow.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Exploring Microsoft Copilot\u2019s Abilities vs. Dedicated Audio Transcription Software<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General-purpose productivity assistants and specialized <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sonix.ai\/transcription-software\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">transcription software<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> emphasize different workflows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft\u2019s tools integrate speech processing with Word documents, Teams meetings, OneNote, and Copilot Notebooks. Dedicated transcription platforms generally focus on converting uploaded audio and video into editable, searchable transcripts within a centralized workspace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The practical differences may include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Direct audio-file upload<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft: Available through supported applications such as Word Transcribe, rather than universally through Copilot Chat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dedicated transcription platforms: Commonly available through a central upload workflow.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Platform coverage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft: Support varies among Teams, Word, OneNote, Copilot Notebooks, device platforms, tenant types, and release channels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dedicated transcription platforms: Often designed to accept recordings produced by multiple conferencing, recording, and media tools.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Speaker management<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft: Speaker separation and labeling are available in some transcription experiences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dedicated transcription platforms: Capabilities vary, but some offer speaker reassignment, naming, and diarization controls.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Custom vocabulary<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft: Availability and implementation vary by product.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dedicated transcription platforms: Some provide custom dictionaries or vocabulary tools for names and specialist terminology.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Export options<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft: Word can save transcripts as documents, while Teams and other applications provide their own retention and export workflows.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dedicated transcription platforms: Some support transcript, subtitle, caption, and document formats from one interface.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft\u2019s voice features in Copilot Chat should also be distinguished from transcription. Dictation and voice chat allow users to speak to Copilot, but they are not necessarily intended to create a permanent, publication-ready transcript of every conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why Accuracy Matters When Transcribing Audio to Text<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transcription quality affects every later use of the content. Recognition errors can distort quotations, names, technical terminology, decisions, and action items.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several factors commonly influence automated speech recognition:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Background noise and recording quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overlapping speech<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microphone placement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accents and speaking pace<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Language selection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proper names and specialized terminology<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of speakers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speech-recognition accuracy should also be separated from the reliability of AI-generated analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A transcript may contain word-recognition or speaker-label errors. A summary generated from that transcript may introduce a different category of problem, such as omitting context, overstating a conclusion, or incorrectly describing a decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft advises users to review AI-generated output before sharing it or taking action on it. The same caution is appropriate for any automated transcription or summarization platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For high-stakes legal, healthcare, financial, accessibility, or compliance uses, organizations should evaluate results with representative audio and determine whether human review is required.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Gaps: Where Microsoft\u2019s Approach May Fall Short for Professional Audio Transcription<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft now offers more transcription options than the original article acknowledged, but its approach can still create limitations for teams seeking a uniform transcription system.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Fragmented Application Workflows<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transcription is distributed among Teams, Word, OneNote, and Copilot Notebooks. Features, limits, and availability may differ depending on the application, platform, tenant, license, and release channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team may therefore need different procedures for uploaded interviews, live Teams meetings, in-person conversations, and third-party calls.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Licensing and Administrative Controls<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some Copilot and Teams capabilities require additional licenses. Organizations may also use Teams policies, meeting templates, sensitivity labels, and recording or transcription controls to determine what users can access.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This does not mean that every organization must configure Entra ID, Exchange Online, and Teams from scratch before any transcription can work. It does mean that enterprise availability may depend on administrator-controlled policies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Temporary Teams Speech Processing<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams offers an \u201cOnly during the meeting\u201d option. In this mode, Copilot can process temporary speech-to-text data without requiring a saved transcript.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the meeting ends, untranscribed speech data and the associated Copilot meeting interaction history are not available. If someone starts transcription, Copilot may remain available for the portion of the meeting that was transcribed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations that require searchable archives should ensure that their recording, transcription, storage, access, and retention settings support that requirement.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Word Upload Limits<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft states that eligible Microsoft 365 subscribers can upload up to 300 minutes of audio per month through Word Transcribe. Users with a Microsoft Copilot license can upload up to 30,000 minutes per month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are uploaded-audio limits for the Word Transcribe experience, not a universal cap covering every Microsoft speech-to-text feature.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Beyond Basic Voice to Text: Features to Evaluate in AI Transcription Tools<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern transcription platforms may provide capabilities that extend beyond converting speech into text.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Speaker diarization and management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can separate speakers and help users assign names or correct attribution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Custom vocabulary tools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may improve the handling of names, acronyms, product terminology, and other specialized words.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sonix.ai\/features\/ai-analysis\"><b>AI-powered analysis<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can help extract themes, topics, keywords, summaries, or other structured insights from a transcript. Because these outputs are AI-generated, they should be reviewed against the source material.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Multilingual support<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> matters for organizations working across regions. Sonix currently advertises transcription and translation in more than 54 languages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flexible export options<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allow teams to use transcripts in document, captioning, subtitling, editing, and publishing workflows.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Choosing Audio Transcription Software: Key Factors to Consider<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selecting a transcription platform requires more than comparing a single advertised accuracy percentage.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accuracy testing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> should use representative recordings from your actual workflow. Include realistic speakers, accents, terminology, microphone conditions, and background noise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Editing requirements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> matter because all automated transcripts may require correction. Evaluate how easily users can replay audio, edit text, rename speakers, and navigate timestamps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Security controls<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> should be assessed against the sensitivity of the material. Relevant considerations may include independent audits, encryption, authentication, permissions, data retention, deletion controls, and contractual requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sonix\u2019s official site lists SOC 2 Type II, AES-256 encryption, SSO support, and other security features. Organizations should still review the applicable documentation and contractual terms for their specific compliance needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Integration capabilities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can reduce manual transfers. Consider whether the platform supports your conferencing tools, cloud storage, video workflows, or API requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ease of use<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> affects adoption. A centralized browser-based upload, editing, and export process may be easier to standardize than workflows divided among multiple productivity applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Streamlining Your Workflow with Dedicated Transcription Tools<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams that handle recordings from multiple sources may benefit from a transcription system designed around uploaded audio and video rather than a particular meeting platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on the provider and plan, dedicated platforms may offer:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upload workflows for recordings created by different applications<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shared workspaces for organizing files and transcripts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sonix.ai\/features\/collaborate-with-teams\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaboration features<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Permission and user-management controls<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Searchable transcript archives<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subtitle and caption exports<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">APIs and workflow automation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider a sales team using Zoom for external clients, Teams for internal meetings, and recorded calls for follow-ups. Microsoft can support parts of this workflow through different applications, but a centralized transcription platform may make storage, editing, search, and analysis more consistent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For qualitative researchers, keeping interviews in one searchable transcript workspace can also simplify coding, review, and theme analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How Sonix Approaches File-Based Transcription<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonix.ai\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sonix<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is designed as a centralized transcription, translation, subtitle, and content-analysis platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Upload-and-transcribe workflow:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Users can upload supported audio or video files and generate editable transcripts without configuring Teams meeting policies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Recording-source flexibility:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Files can originate from conferencing platforms, interviews, podcasts, recorded calls, media projects, or other supported sources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Security features:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sonix\u2019s official site lists SOC 2 Type II, AES-256 encryption, SSO support, and enterprise data-protection controls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>AI analysis:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sonix provides tools for generating summaries and extracting information from completed transcripts. AI-generated output should be reviewed against the original recording and transcript.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Multilingual support:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sonix currently advertises transcription and translation in more than 54 languages.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The strongest distinction is not that Microsoft has no transcription capability. It is that Sonix provides a transcription-centered workspace intended to handle supported media files from different sources through one interface.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Final Verdict: Choosing the Right Transcription Approach<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft\u2019s transcription capabilities have expanded considerably. Copilot can work with spoken meeting content in Teams, while Word, OneNote, and Copilot Notebooks provide additional speech-to-text workflows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Microsoft may be a practical choice when you:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Already work primarily in Microsoft 365<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need Teams meeting summaries and action items<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want transcripts connected to Word, OneNote, or Copilot Notebooks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have licensing and tenant settings that support the required features<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prefer to keep meeting content inside Microsoft\u2019s productivity ecosystem<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>A dedicated transcription platform may be a better fit when you:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need one consistent interface for supported audio and video files<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Receive recordings from many different platforms<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Require centralized transcript editing and organization<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need subtitle, caption, document, or API workflows<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want transcription features that are not tied to a particular meeting application<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need a searchable archive across multiple recording sources<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For organizations handling varied audio and video sources, a dedicated platform such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sonix.ai\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sonix<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may provide a more unified workflow. The decision is no longer between a product that can transcribe and one that cannot. It is between Microsoft\u2019s application-specific transcription experiences and a specialized platform built around centralized media transcription.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Frequently Asked Questions<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Can Microsoft Copilot directly transcribe uploaded audio files?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is not a universal standalone audio-upload transcription service. However, eligible users can upload recordings through Word Transcribe, and Microsoft also offers transcription through Teams, OneNote, and Capture in Copilot Notebooks. Availability depends on the application, platform, account, license, and tenant settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Does Copilot work with Zoom or Google Meet recordings?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft\u2019s established Copilot meeting workflow operates in Teams. Microsoft also documents a Windows preview of Capture in Copilot Notebooks that can transcribe Zoom, Webex, Google Meet, and browser-based meetings for Office Insiders Beta users. Because this capability is still limited in availability, organizations should verify whether it is enabled for their accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What are the transcription limits for Microsoft 365 users?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft states that eligible Microsoft 365 subscribers can upload up to 300 minutes of audio per month through Word Transcribe. Users with a Microsoft Copilot license can upload up to 30,000 minutes per month. These limits apply to uploaded audio in Word Transcribe and should not be treated as universal limits for every Microsoft transcription feature.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How accurate is Microsoft\u2019s transcription compared with dedicated tools?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No single accuracy figure applies to all Microsoft or dedicated transcription workflows. Results vary with language, audio quality, speaker overlap, accents, microphones, and specialized vocabulary. Organizations should test both options using representative recordings and review transcripts before relying on them for high-stakes decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Can I save transcripts from all Copilot meetings?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not automatically. When Teams Copilot is configured for \u201cOnly during the meeting\u201d and no transcript is started, temporary speech-to-text data and Copilot\u2019s meeting interaction history are not available after the meeting. When transcription is enabled, the transcript and related Copilot access are governed by the organization\u2019s meeting, storage, permission, and retention settings.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft 365 Copilot is not a conventional standalone transcription service where every user can upload any audio file directly into Copilot Chat and receive a finished transcript. However, saying that Copilot cannot transcribe audio at all is no longer accurate. 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