Anker's Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds utilize AI to address the main shortcomings of wireless earbuds.

      Anker has introduced two new pairs of earbuds to its audio collection: the Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max. The standard Liberty 5 already impressed us in our review, where we commended Soundcore for mastering most of the fundamentals, despite facing pressure from lower-priced competitors.

      Now, Anker is steering the Liberty 5 series towards a more AI-centric direction, utilizing the Thus AI chip to enhance call clarity, improve noise cancellation, enable voice commands, facilitate translation, provide transcripts, and summarize meetings.

      Anker is leveraging AI to enhance call quality.

      The key improvement comes from Anker’s new Thus AI chip, found in both Liberty 5 Pro models. It operates with eight microphones and two bone-conduction sensors, along with an AI model, to distinguish the user’s voice from background noises such as traffic, wind, and office noise.

      Soundcore claims that the Liberty 5 Pro received a Guinness World Records certification in April 2026 for achieving the highest speech quality score among true wireless earbuds. Since the Liberty 5 Pro Max uses the same earbud components, call performance should be consistent across both versions.

      The same AI technology also enhances noise cancellation. Both models feature Adaptive ANC 4.0, which processes noise data up to 384,000 times per second and adapts in real time. Soundcore states that it can diminish sounds from streets, subways, and offices. Furthermore, the Thus chip supports 20 built-in voice commands, enabling users to modify playback, volume, and ANC settings without needing their phone.

      The Pro Max case functions as an AI note-taker.

      The Liberty 5 Pro Max boasts an upgraded case, featuring a 1.78-inch AMOLED display and an AI Note-Taker capable of recording meetings and conversations. The Soundcore app can subsequently produce transcripts, summaries, speaker labels, and action items.

      Both models offer translation in over 100 languages. On the Liberty 5 Pro, translation occurs through the earbuds, while the Liberty 5 Pro Max provides translation through both the earbuds and the case.

      The standard Liberty 5 Pro includes a smaller 0.96-inch TFT touchscreen for switching ANC modes, utilizing transparency controls, activating Dolby Atmos, and adjusting EQ settings. Both models also implement HearID 5.0, which develops a personalized EQ profile following a short hearing test.

      Core specifications comprise 9.2mm wool-paper diaphragm drivers, Bluetooth 6.1, LDAC support, pairing with three devices, Google Fast Pair, Apple Find My, IP55 dust and water resistance, wireless charging, and up to 6.5 hours of battery life with ANC enabled, or 28 hours with the case. The Liberty 5 Pro is priced at $169.99, while the Liberty 5 Pro Max retails for $229.99.