Nov 04, 2025: Cortex AISQL AI_TRANSCRIBE function (General Availability)

The AI_TRANSCRIBE function is now generally available in all Cortex-supported regions. This launch brings production-ready, SQL-native transcription for both audio and video content within Snowflake, making it easier to extract and analyze spoken information at scale.

The general availability release includes several improvements over the preview release:

  • Automatic language detection improvements for higher accuracy across multilingual and mixed-language recordings.

  • Support for MP4 and other video files, enabling transcription and analysis of media content for advertising and sponsorship analytics.

  • Support for Norwegian and Hebrew, expanding language coverage to 31 languages.

  • Overall transcription quality improvements across diverse environments and acoustic conditions.

For more information, see Cortex AI Audio.

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