--- title: Run Deepgram Flux on Telnyx for Real-Time Conversational Voice AI canonical: https://telnyx.com/resources/deepgram-flux-telnyx --- # Run Deepgram Flux on Telnyx for Real-Time Conversational Voice AI [Back to blog](https://telnyx.com/resources) **Conversational AI** # You can now use Deepgram Flux on Telnyx Host Deepgram’s Flux CSR model inside Telnyx’s global network to reduce latency and build smoother voice-AI conversations. By [Abhishek Sharma](https://telnyx.com/authors/abhishek-sharma) Most voice AI still adds too much lag. Even a few hundred milliseconds of delay can make an AI voice sound robotic or hard to interrupt. That’s why we’ve brought **Deepgram’s Flux** model directly into the [**Telnyx global network**](https://telnyx.com/products/virtual-cross-connects?utm%5Fsource=telnyx%5Fblog&utm%5Fmedium=internal%5Flink&utm%5Fcampaign=202511%5FTOFU%5FAI%5FAgent%5FTL%5FGLOBAL&utm%5Fcontent=deepgram-flux-telnyx). This allows developers to run conversational speech recognition at the edge, right next to our telephony infrastructure. ## Why Flux matters Flux is the first **Conversational Speech Recognition (CSR)** model designed for real-time voice agents. It understands conversation flow. Flux can also tell when a speaker has finished, when they’ve interrupted, and when it’s time for the AI to respond. That means smoother interactions, faster responses, and more natural, human-like conversations. ## Now hosted inside Telnyx Flux is now self-hosted within Telnyx’s global Points of Presence (PoPs), colocated with our telephony and GPU inference layers. Your audio never leaves our private backbone; it's processed, transcribed, and responded to in the same data center. This architecture removes the multiple network hops that add latency in public cloud setups. This allows us to have a **sub-second round-trip time** from a user’s speech to the AI’s spoken response. ## Real-world performance benefits * **Natural conversation flow:** Flux detects end-of-turns in \~260 ms, enabling true barge-in and instant agent response. * **Lower latency:** Hosting Flux within Telnyx PoPs cuts 100–300 ms compared to cloud-based deployments. * **Simpler pipeline:** One integrated model for speech recognition _and_ turn-detection, eliminating the need for separate VAD or endpoint logic. * **Predictable performance:** Everything runs on the Telnyx private backbone, eliminating jitter and cross-cloud delays. ## Available in Mission Control Flux is now available in AI Assistants, both through the [Mission Control Portal](https://portal.telnyx.com/#/ai/assistants) and the Telnyx AI Assistants API. You can configure it under AI → Transcription Models in the portal, or set it programmatically when creating an assistant using the transcription object: Flux is also available via the **Telnyx Voice AI API**, using the same endpoint you already use for transcription and streaming: { "transcription": { "model": "deepgram/flux", "language": "en", "settings": { "eot_threshold": 0.7, "eot_timeout_ms": 5000 } } } ## A unified path to real-time conversation By hosting Flux at the edge, Telnyx closes the gap between speech recognition and AI response. Together with Telnyx Ultra for Voice AI speech, Qwen3TTS for value or WebSocket-compatible paths, LLM orchestration, and direct PSTN access, developers now have a single stack to build production-ready conversational agents that respond as fast as a human. ## Try Flux on Telnyx Flux is now available for all Voice AI users. Explore it in your **Mission Control Panel** or through the API to experience how low-latency conversation really sounds. → [Start building with Flux on Telnyx](https://telnyx.com/products/voice-ai-agents?utm%5Fsource=telnyx%5Fblog&utm%5Fmedium=internal%5Flink&utm%5Fcampaign=202511%5FTOFU%5FAI%5FAgent%5FTL%5FGLOBAL&utm%5Fcontent=deepgram-flux-telnyx) _Building with Deepgram Flux and Telnyx? Join our [subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Telnyx/)._ Share on Social Abhishek Sharma Sr Technical Product Marketing Manager Senior Technical Product Marketing Manager ## Jump to: [Why Flux matters](#why-flux-matters)[Now hosted inside Telnyx](#now-hosted-inside-telnyx)[Real-world performance benefits](#real-world-performance-benefits)[Available in Mission Control](#available-in-mission-control)[A unified path to real-time conversation](#a-unified-path-to-real-time-conversation)[Try Flux on Telnyx](#try-flux-on-telnyx) ## Sign up for emails of our latest articles and news [Start building](https://telnyx.com/sign-up) Related articles * [**Conversational AI**AI Agents in Financial Services: Use Cases in India![megha-profile](https://d2efw2akbx8gaf.cloudfront.net/https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/Untitled%20(400%20x%20400%20px)%20(1).png?width=96&format=webp)By Megha Sujanani12, Oct 2026](https://telnyx.com/resources/ai-agents-indian-financial-services) * [**Conversational AI**How to build an omnichannel AI agent![Deniz Yakışıklı](https://d2efw2akbx8gaf.cloudfront.net/https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/Deniz_Yakisikli_6b7b420ed4.png?width=96&format=webp)By Deniz Yakisikli12, Oct 2026](https://telnyx.com/resources/how-to-build-an-omnichannel-ai-agent) * [**Conversational AI**Why your voice AI agent is slow on phone calls, and how to fix it![Osman Husain Telnyx](https://d2efw2akbx8gaf.cloudfront.net/https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/Osman%20Husain%20headshot?width=96&format=webp)By Osman Husain8, Oct 2026](https://telnyx.com/resources/voice-ai-delay-causes) * [**Inference**AI DLP Test: Six Data Types, Six Blocks, $0 Charged![Fiona McDonnell](https://d2efw2akbx8gaf.cloudfront.net/https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/11_5e5b137a78.jpg?width=96&format=webp)By Fiona McDonnell2, Oct 2026](https://telnyx.com/resources/ai-dlp-gateway-test) * [**Conversational AI**Our Early Benchmarks on ElevenLabs vs MiniMax TTS and Why It Matters![Abhishek Sharma](https://d2efw2akbx8gaf.cloudfront.net/https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/Abishek_Sharma_8313622a2b.png?width=96&format=webp)By Abhishek Sharma28, Sep 2026](https://telnyx.com/resources/minimax-speech-2-6-vs-elevenlabs-tts-benchmarks) * [**Conversational AI**Why teams outgrow Retell and migrate to Telnyx![Abhishek Sharma](https://d2efw2akbx8gaf.cloudfront.net/https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/Abishek_Sharma_8313622a2b.png?width=96&format=webp)By Abhishek Sharma28, Sep 2026](https://telnyx.com/resources/why-teams-outgrow-retell-and-migrate-to-telnyx) ### Ask AI * [![GPT](https://d2efw2akbx8gaf.cloudfront.net/https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/chatgpt_icon-ea55e09d.jpeg?width=92&format=webp)](https://chat.openai.com/?q=What makes Telnyx's global network different, breakdown call quality for normal phone calls and voice AI calls.) * [![Claude](https://d2efw2akbx8gaf.cloudfront.net/https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/claude_icon-c7c8eef3.webp?width=92&format=webp)](https://claude.ai/new?q=What makes Telnyx's global network different, breakdown call quality for normal phone calls and voice AI calls.) * [![Perplexity](https://d2efw2akbx8gaf.cloudfront.net/https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/perplexity_icon-cd5b74f1.webp?width=92&format=webp)](https://www.perplexity.ai/search?q=What makes Telnyx's global network different, breakdown call quality for normal phone calls and voice AI calls.) * [![Gemini](https://d2efw2akbx8gaf.cloudfront.net/https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/gemini_icon-4ff1cbf4.webp?width=92&format=webp)](https://www.google.com/search?udm=50&aep=11&q=What makes Telnyx's global network different, breakdown call quality for normal phone calls and voice AI calls.) * [![Grok](https://d2efw2akbx8gaf.cloudfront.net/https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/grok_icon-e588e5bd.webp?width=92&format=webp)](https://x.com/i/grok?text=What makes Telnyx's global network different, breakdown call quality for normal phone calls and voice AI calls.)