# AI Gateway now supports streaming transcription

Source: [Vercel](https://vercel.com/changelog/ai-gateway-now-supports-streaming-transcription)  
Feed7 permalink: https://feed7.dev/p/ai-gateway-now-supports-streaming-transcription-1sq8mn3  
Published: 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z  
Trust: Official Source (official_source)

## Why Included

AI Gateway can now stream audio into transcription models and emit partial text, letting text-based agents accept lower-latency voice input without changing the agent itself.

## Source Summary

AI Gateway now supports **streaming transcription** through the AI SDK’s **streamTranscribe** function. It accepts live audio and emits transcript deltas plus partial and final transcripts across compatible providers.

## Practical Implication

Builders can add voice input by forwarding the live transcript to an existing text agent; swap the model string to change providers, and add speech generation only when spoken output is required.

## Agent-Ready Context

AI Gateway now supports **streaming transcription** through the AI SDK’s **streamTranscribe** function. It accepts live audio and emits transcript deltas plus partial and final transcripts across compatible providers.

Builders can add voice input by forwarding the live transcript to an existing text agent; swap the model string to change providers, and add speech generation only when spoken output is required.

The feature is **beta**, and the material gives no latency, accuracy, interruption-handling, or cost measurements. Full two-way conversation may be better served by a realtime voice system.

## Context Map

- Layer: infra
- Domains: audio
- Topics: gateways, tool-use, agent-sdks

## Uncertainty

- The feature is **beta**, and the material gives no latency, accuracy, interruption-handling, or cost measurements. Full two-way conversation may be better served by a realtime voice system.

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