dTelecom Claims $0.016/Minute Voice Pipeline for AI Agents — 95% Cheaper Than Incumbents
A Solana-based communications layer says it has cracked the economics of agent-to-human voice interaction, offering full STT/TTS at a fraction of current pricing with significantly lower latency.
dTelecom announced a full voice pipeline — speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and real-time streaming — priced at $0.016 per minute, which the company claims is 95% cheaper than incumbent solutions with 2-4x lower latency, as detailed by @dtelecom. The announcement went viral, resonating with a developer community acutely aware that voice is becoming a critical interface layer for AI agents.
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