Independent voice studio for live conversations and text to speech
Voice AI for how Singapore speaks
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Pricing
Starter: $19.9/month for 660 credits. Pro: $39.9/month for 2,000 credits. Max: $79.9/month for 4,100 credits. Annual billing also available. Live Talk costs one credit per six seconds (10 credits per minute). Text to Speech costs one credit per 160 trimmed Unicode characters, rounded up per request.
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Key features
Live voice conversations with multiple voice options
Text-to-speech with downloadable WAV files
Multiple conversation modes including casual chat, language tutoring, mock interviews, and storytelling
Live captions during conversations
Downloadable conversation transcripts
Support for multiple languages
Session length limits based on subscription plan
Credit balance management across both tools
Failed operation refunds and recovery
Streaming speech-to-text for Singlish, English and Mandarin
Natural turn-taking that distinguishes pauses from completion and handles interruptions
Tool calling to pick actions and call custom functions
Grounded responses using instructions and tool results
Local voices in English and Mandarin with natural acknowledgements
Text-to-speech API
Realtime session playground in browser
Python and TypeScript SDKs coming soon
Websocket API for streaming audio
What makes it different
Independent service clearly distinguished from Block's official Dessa research model
Transparent provider identification with clear separation of research samples from tool outputs
Unified credit system shared between live chat and text-to-speech tools
No credit card required for free trial
Detailed documentation of pricing calculation and service limits
Built on models trained specifically on local Southeast Asian speech patterns, accents and languages
True real-time architecture with streaming at every layer for immediate responsiveness
Privacy-first design with no call audio stored after sessions end
Handles mixed-language conversations seamlessly within single calls
Dessa AI
Tavia Labs