TRANSCRIBING/TRANSCRIPTION FAILURE

Title:
Transcription fails on all projects after latest Premiere Pro update (worked perfectly before)

Issue:
The transcription (speech-to-text) feature is no longer working at all after updating to the latest version of Premiere Pro.

I have been using Premiere Pro for many years, and the transcription feature has always worked reliably for me in previous versions. I have never had any issues with it until now. It is really wasting my time!

Since updating, transcription fails every single time across all projects.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open Premiere Pro

2. Open any project (existing or new)

3. Select a sequence with clear audio

4. Go to the Text panel

5. Click Transcribe Sequence

Expected Result:
The sequence should transcribe normally, as it has consistently done in previous versions.

Actual Result:
The transcription does not work.

• It fails to generate a transcript

• The feature does not behave as expected

• This happens across all projects

Additional Context:

• This issue began immediately after updating Premiere Pro to the latest version

• Transcription worked perfectly prior to the update

• The problem affects all projects, not just one

• It also occurs in new, empty projects

I am very familiar with how this feature works, as I have used it extensively in earlier versions. This is not a workflow issue — something has clearly changed or broken in the current version.

At this point, I am unable to use transcription at all, which is a major part of my editing workflow.

Premiere Version:
2026

Operating System:
Windows 11 Version 25H2

GPU Driver:
NIVIDIA GE Force Version 3.28.0.417

Request:

Could someone please advise what has changed in the latest version, and what needs to be done to restore the transcription functionality?

At the moment, it is completely unusable on my system.

Thank you in advance for your help.