OpenAI Realtime API
Low-latency API with VAD included
Episodes
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#2512: How Speech-to-Speech Models Eliminate the Robot VoiceWhy AI voice agents sound robotic, and how natively integrated speech-to-speech models fix it. -
#2288: The Invisible Gatekeeper of Voice TechHow voice activity detection shapes every step of the voice tech pipeline, and why it’s harder than it seems. -
#1715: Why Voice Agents Need Frameworks (Not Just APIs)Raw APIs handle models, but who manages the audio plumbing? We break down Vapi, LiveKit, and Pipecat.