# How OpenAI delivers low-latency voice AI at scale

DevFeed: [How OpenAI delivers low-latency voice AI at scale](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-openai-delivers-low-latency-voice-ai-at-scale-6372.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/delivering-low-latency-voice-ai-at-scale>)

Published: 2026-05-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [voice ai](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/voice-ai.md>), [WebRTC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/webrtc.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>), [Latency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/latency.md>), [Low Latency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/low-latency.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/real-time.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [browsers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browsers.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>), [ChatGPT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chatgpt.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>)

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## AI overview

OpenAI describes a rearchitected WebRTC stack for delivering low-latency voice AI at global scale. The article explains how split relay and transceiver components address connection setup, stateful media sessions, routing, and stable media round-trip performance while preserving standard WebRTC behavior for clients.

## Source excerpt

How OpenAI rebuilt its WebRTC stack to power real-time Voice AI with low latency, global scale, and seamless conversational turn-taking.