Blog archive
92 Dasha articles about voice AI, conversational AI, and building production-ready agents.
2026
- Bland AI pricing: plan fees, call clocks and capacity 11 minute read
- ElevenLabs API pricing: model rates and workload budgets 12 minute read
- Vapi pricing: packages, usage and monthly cost examples 9 minute read
- Retell AI pricing: rates, credits and call-cost math 13 minute read
- Warm transfer vs. cold transfer: how a good handoff works 10 minute read
- Idempotency keys: safe retries for APIs and agent actions 12 minute read
- SRTP explained: a production guide to secure voice media 11 minute read
- LLM tool calling: build a safe production execution loop 12 minute read
- Audio normalization: peak levels, loudness, and speech 10 minute read
- Speaker diarization: how it works and how to evaluate it 12 minute read
- What is an audio codec? Types, examples, and tradeoffs 10 minute read
- Audio watermarking: techniques, detection, and limits 10 minute read
- Speech analytics: how to turn call audio into useful decisions 12 minute read
- Agent assist for contact centers: architecture and control 11 minute read
- Call recording laws by state: a production voice guide 22 minute read
- PCM audio for developers: samples, bytes, and API payloads 10 minute read
- AI watermarking: provenance from generation to delivery 8 minute read
- Multiplexing in real-time voice: streams, ports, and sessions 9 minute read
- Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) for voice AI 9 minute read
- Call center quality monitoring for AI voice agents 10 minute read
- Real-time transcription: from live audio to safe actions 14 minute read
- MOTO payments: processing, risk, and secure voice design 12 minute read
- What Is an AI Agent Engineer? Role, Skills, and Production Ownership 12 minute read
- Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP): Control, Media, and AI Pipelines 14 minute read
- P99 latency for voice AI: measure and debug the tail 14 minute read
- Acoustic echo cancellation: a production guide for voice AI 12 minute read
- Calling line identification (CLI): a production guide 13 minute read
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA): a production guide for voice AI teams 13 minute read
- Knowledge-based authentication for voice agents 15 minute read
- SIP line vs. SIP trunk: capacity planning for voice agents 11 minute read
- Bland AI vs ElevenLabs: The production tradeoffs 13 minute read
- ElevenLabs vs OpenAI in 2026: TTS, Voice Cloning, Pricing, and Voice Agents 15 minute read
- 7 Synthflow alternatives for production voice AI in 2026 16 minute read
- 7 Vocode alternatives for production voice AI in 2026 14 minute read
- WebRTC vs WebSocket: Which One Fits Your Real-Time App? 10 minute read
- Speech-to-Speech Models: Direct, Cascaded, and Hybrid 11 minute read
- Voice AI Latency: Set a Real Budget and Hit It 13 minute read
- Thoughtly vs Synthflow: A Practical 2026 Comparison 12 minute read
- 8 best Bolna AI alternatives for production voice AI 16 minute read
- 8 Best Vapi Alternatives for Production Voice AI in 2026 20 minute read
- Voice activity detection: From audio frames to natural turns 11 minute read
- AI Agent Security: A Practical Architecture Guide 12 minute read
- OpenAI Realtime API: A practical guide for voice agents 12 minute read
- Bring your own carrier (BYOC): architecture, tradeoffs, and rollout 11 minute read
- SIP Trunking Explained: Architecture, Setup, and Production Testing 14 minute read
- White-label AI voice agent platforms: 5 options and how to choose 11 minute read
- The voice AI stack: a practical seven-layer model 13 minute read
- Voice Agent Evaluation: Metrics, Scorecards, and Release Gates 11 minute read
- Speech-to-text pricing for production voice AI 12 minute read
- Voice Agent Testing: An End-to-End Guide for Technical Teams 10 minute read