Microsoft Speech: Voice Live Pro Cached Input $40→$0.40; GPT Realtime 2 added
What happened
Between the Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026 captures of Microsoft's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Voice Live Pro / Audio-Custom Cached Input dropped from $40 to $0.40 per m tokens. GPT Realtime 2 added as a new model to Voice Live Pro with its own dedicated Output 2 pricing column. In detail: Voice Live Pro tier added GPT Realtime 2 as a new supported model with its own dedicated "Output 2" pricing dimension; the token-pricing table now also explicitly documents which models fall under each tier; Voice Live Pro / Audio-Custom Cached Input token price decreased from $40 to $0.40 per m tokens, now matching the flat $0.40 cached-input rate already used by every other row in the Pro tier. Pulse files it as a pricing change (feature added, price decrease) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Commitment Tier Standard – 2,000 hrs/mo at $480, Commitment Tier Connected Container – 2,000 hrs/mo at $912, Commitment Tier Connected Container – 10,000 hrs/mo at $6,175, Commitment Tier Disconnected Container – 50,000 hrs/mo at $7,125 and Commitment Tier Disconnected Container – 10,000 hrs/mo at $7,410.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Microsoft. Microsoft has been tracked since 2024-11-16.
In the same window Google, IBM and Adobe also changed their Business Operations pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Voice Live Pro · FeatureAddedNo GPT Realtime 2GPT Realtime 2
- Voice Live Pro · Price−99%$40$0.40 per m tokens
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice Live Pro | Feature | No GPT Realtime 2 | GPT Realtime 2 | Added |
| Voice Live Pro | Price | $40 | $0.40 per m tokens | −99% |
Values as written on Microsoft's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Microsoft's pricing page (microsoft.com) from Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where voice live pro price reads $40 and then $0.40 per m tokens.
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Microsoft, pricing history
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingMicrosoft Speech hides specific LLM models from Voice Live tier headers
- Sep 28, 2026packagingMicrosoft Speech: batch enhanced-feature no-extra-charge note removed
- Aug 31, 2026improvedMicrosoft Speech: Voice Live Pro Cached Input $40→$0.40; GPT Realtime 2 added · this change
Across Business Operations in the same window
All Business Operations changesQuestions about this change
Did Microsoft raise prices in August 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026 Microsoft's pricing page showed 1 price cut: Voice Live Pro: $40 → $0.40 per m tokens (−99%).
What changed on Microsoft's pricing page between Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026?
Voice Live Pro feature: No GPT Realtime 2 → GPT Realtime 2, added; Voice Live Pro price: $40 → $0.40 per m tokens (−99%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Microsoft change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Microsoft in the 90 days before this one; Microsoft has been tracked since 2024-11-16.