Blog & Updates
Murmel Blog
News, updates, and insights on our Dutch speech recognition and transcription technology.
14 APRIL 2026
First test results: Better than Mistral on Dutch
Read about the first user experiences with Murmel. The model outperformed Mistral on a Dutch benchmark and perfectly transcribed a mumbling speaker.
Read more →31 MARCH 2026
Speaker diarisation, accessibility, and sustainable infrastructure
After a week of testing with podcast makers, cultural organisations, and civil servants: speaker diarisation is live, the interface is more accessible, and Murmel processes audio at 37× realtime.
Read more →24 MARCH 2026
Murmel is coming: the platform and API are launching soon
Discover the new platform built around our GDPR-compliant Dutch speech-to-text model. Fully EU-hosted, including a user-friendly interface and robust REST API.
Read more →17 MARCH 2026
Introducing Murmel: a Dutch speech-to-text model built in the Netherlands
Existing open-source models struggle with context and accents. That's why we trained our own model, optimized for the Dutch language (17.3% WER).
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