Voice Agents

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Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Phonely launches Alma, a voice AI model trained on 10M+ phone conversations

SiliconANGLE 2 days ago 9 ● 2 sources

Phonely launched Alma, a voice-focused AI model trained on more than 10 million real phone conversations. Alma delivers sub-185-millisecond response time to the first token and is priced at 55 cents per blended million tokens, described as 84% cheaper than GPT-4.1. This aims to reduce unnatural pauses and ongoing prompt-tuning needs by improving how voice agents handle conversational flow and self-improve from live call traffic.

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Phonely launches Alma, a voice AI model trained on over 10 million phone conversations

SiliconANGLE 2 days ago 35 ● 2 sources

Phonely launched Alma, a voice AI model trained on over 10 million real phone conversations. Alma delivers sub-185-millisecond response time to the first token, and is priced at 55 cents per million blended tokens versus GPT-4.1 at $3.50. This shifts voice-agent development toward faster, more phone-conversation-aligned responses with cheaper inference and self-improvement from live call traffic.