Cutting First-Token Latency in Production Voice AI
A walkthrough of the latency budget across STT, routing, model, and TTS, with measurements from a quarter of live calls and the three changes that moved the needle from 1.1s to 612ms.
Read article→Matthew co-founded Devpro and leads strategy and delivery across enterprise AI communication deployments. He focuses on production voice systems, client partnerships, and the operational discipline needed to ship AI into high-stakes environments.
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A walkthrough of the latency budget across STT, routing, model, and TTS, with measurements from a quarter of live calls and the three changes that moved the needle from 1.1s to 612ms.
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