Voice Latency

Voice latency is the time between a user finishing a spoken phrase and a voice-based AI system beginning its response. It is a key factor in how natural a conversational AI feels: natural human turn-taking gaps average around 200 milliseconds, and responses beyond roughly 800 milliseconds to 1.5 seconds start to feel sluggish or unnatural. Minimizing every stage of audio processing, including speech capture and cleanup, helps keep voice latency low.