Agora Launches Conversational AI Engine for Seamless Voice AI Experiences

Agora, Inc. has launched a Conversational AI Engine, an advanced solution enabling developers to create interactive voice experiences with any AI model. Built for seamless real-time engagement, the engine ensures ultra-low latency responses and superior voice processing, allowing for the effortless creation of immersive voice AI experiences.

Agora’s Conversational AI Engine provides developers with the flexibility to use any AI model, whether custom-built or from leading LLM providers, and any text-to-speech (TTS) voice solution for their AI agent. The Engine is designed to optimize real-time conversation flow. It enables faster, low-latency responses and intelligently pauses for interruptions in real time, enabling more natural dialogue with users.

"Most AI models don't yet offer the ability to interact via voice, and those that do haven't optimized the experience. Agora’s solution will help drive the adoption of conversational AI by enabling seamless, natural voice interactions. With effortless integration and real-time, voice-driven experiences that have near-zero lag, we are removing barriers and unlocking new possibilities for businesses and end users alike,” said Tony Zhao, CEO, Agora. 

Agora also plans to extend the capabilities of the Conversational AI Engine to its App Builder product, enabling a no-code approach to creating conversational AI experiences. App Builder allows users to create a simple UI and seamlessly integrate Agora’s Conversational AI Engine without extensive coding, making it possible to deploy voice-driven AI experiences even more quickly.

To further enhance its Conversational AI Engine, Agora is partnering with Oracle as a key AI infrastructure provider, leveraging the scalable Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) solution to optimize performance, security, and efficiency.

"Agora’s Conversational AI Engine solves two of the biggest hurdles in human-to-AI voice conversation—latency and wireless last mile challenges. We are proud to collaborate with Agora to provide the infrastructure that enables more natural, responsive, and reliable voice-powered conversational AI," said Hua Jiang, Alliance & Channel Director, Oracle APAC.