MTS Marvin

by MTS

MTS's Russian-language voice assistant for Capsule speakers and the MTS Music app.

TL;DR

MTS's Russian-language voice assistant for Capsule speakers and the MTS Music app.

Best for mTS subscribers using the Capsule smart speaker for music, news, and home automation. Pricing: Bundled with MTS Capsule speaker (~₽7,000).

What it is

Marvin is MTS's voice assistant launched on the Capsule smart speaker. The recognizer was developed in-house using Russian-language acoustic models trained on MTS call-center data.

Best for: MTS subscribers using the Capsule smart speaker for music, news, and home automation.
Watch out for: Russian-only; tied to MTS subscriptions; smaller skill ecosystem than Alice or Marusya.

Install / use

mts.ru/marvin — Capsule speaker or MTS Music app

Features

Speaker diarization	No
Word-level timestamps	No
Streaming / real-time	Yes
Languages supported	1
HIPAA eligible	No

MTS Marvin vs Whipscribe

Feature	MTS Marvin	Whipscribe
Category	Products	Transcription APIs
Pricing	Bundled with MTS Capsule speaker (~₽7,000)	free beta
Speaker diarization	—	Yes
Word timestamps	—	Yes
Streaming	Yes	No
Languages	1	99
Platforms	Hardware, Android, iOS	Web, API, MCP

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