Real-time LLM Voice Conversations: Sub-Second Response Times Achieved!

research#llm📝 Blog|Analyzed: Feb 23, 2026 18:30
Published: Feb 23, 2026 17:25
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This development marks a significant advancement in making AI assistants feel truly responsive. By cleverly staging responses across different LLMs based on complexity, the system delivers incredibly fast turnarounds, creating a smoother and more natural conversational experience. The innovative approach highlights a new path toward seamless real-time interaction with Generative AI.
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"In this demo, the time from VAD detection (how many seconds of silence determine the user's utterance is finished) to the first utterance from the assistant is 0.87 seconds for the first turn and 1.64 seconds for the second turn."
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