# IBM updates Granite Speech with models for translation, speed and speaker tracking > Source: > Published: 2026-10-21 15:05:24+00:00 # IBM updates Granite Speech with models for translation, speed and speaker tracking **George Saon and IBM's speech team added a 2B multilingual model and revised two others, with performance figures largely reported by IBM.** By [RuntimeWire Staff](https://runtimewire.com/author/runtimewire-staff) · Published Primary source: [Hugging Face Newsroom](https://huggingface.co/blog/ibm-granite/granite-speech-5) ## Why it matters IBM is packaging speech AI around distinct deployment constraints, with separate models for multilingual translation, high-throughput transcription and speaker tracking. Its reported speed and accuracy results give buyers a starting point, but they still need to test the models on their own audio. [George Saon](https://research.ibm.com/people/george-saon?ref=runtimewire), [IBM's](https://www.ibm.com/?ref=runtimewire) speech strategy lead, and a team of researchers updated [Granite Speech](https://www.ibm.com/granite?ref=runtimewire) on October 21st with three models aimed at different jobs: multilingual transcription and translation, high-throughput speech recognition, and transcripts that track speakers and timing. The [Hugging Face announcement](https://huggingface.co/blog/ibm-granite/granite-speech-5?ref=runtimewire) adds one new model and revises two existing ones.… When you purchase through links in our articles, [we may earn a small commission](https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards). This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.