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Soniox STT v6 enhances voice agents with text input and echo filtering

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Soniox has launched Soniox STT v6, an updated speech-to-text API designed to improve voice agent interactions. This new version incorporates agent text input, allowing the system to recognize short replies and filter out the agent's own voice to prevent self-interruption. The update also enhances accuracy for numbers, currencies, and specialized terms, and improves speaker diarization and accent handling across over 60 languages. AI

IMPACT Improves voice agent interaction by reducing errors and interruptions, potentially increasing adoption of AI-powered voice assistants.

RANK_REASON This is a product update for a speech-to-text API, not a frontier model release.

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Soniox STT v6 enhances voice agents with text input and echo filtering

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  1. MarkTechPost TIER_1 English(EN) · Michal Sutter ·

    Soniox STT v6 Adds Agent Text Input and Echo Filtering for Voice Agents

    <p>Soniox has released Soniox STT v6, the latest generation of its speech-to-text API. Soniox STT v6 is a speech-to-text model that reads what a voice agent says while hearing the caller. It uses that text to recognize short replies and to drop the agent&#8217;s own voice. The re…

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