Building Voice AI Assistants with VAPI: From Setup to Production
Voice AI has matured significantly. VAPI makes it straightforward to build voice assistants that can actually do things—not just chat, but call APIs, look up data, and take actions. Why VAPI? VAPI handles the hard parts of voice: Speech-to-text transcription LLM integration (OpenAI, Anthropic, custom) Text-to-speech with natural voices (ElevenLabs, etc.) Real-time streaming for low latency Tool/function calling during conversations You focus on what your assistant does. VAPI handles how it speaks and listens. ...