schema string | slug string | title string | date timestamp[s] | canonical_url string | claim string | takeaway string | sources list | data dict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
modevc.chart.v1 | voice-ai-models-2026 | Voice AI Models in 2026: Launches by Modality | 2026-10-01T00:00:00 | https://modevc.com/charts/voice-ai-models-2026/ | Audio and speech made 11 of 59 named model launches since 6 Jul 2026, from 6 labs. In the lab-post sweep since 23 Sep it is 6 of 15. | 6 labs now sell a voice. The scarce asset is the phone line it answers. | [
{
"name": "Official launch posts, 23 Sep onward (launch feed)",
"url": "https://microsoft.ai/news/our-first-streaming-transcription-model/"
},
{
"name": "Launch trackers for earlier rows (llmgateway, thursdai)",
"url": "https://thursdai.news"
}
] | {
"type": "hbar",
"fmt": "num",
"labelHead": "Modality",
"valueHead": "Launches",
"rows": [
{
"label": "Text",
"v": 17
},
{
"label": "Multimodal",
"v": 17
},
{
"label": "Audio and speech",
"v": 11
},
{
"label": "Image",
"v": 7
},
... |
Voice AI Models in 2026: Launches by Modality
Empirical Claim: Audio and speech made 11 of 59 named model launches since 6 Jul 2026, from 6 labs. In the lab-post sweep since 23 Sep it is 6 of 15.
Named model launches by main output, 6 Jul 2026 – 1 Oct 2026. One bar per modality.
Canonical Interactive Visualization & Primary Source
- Interactive D3 Chart & Full Analysis: https://modevc.com/charts/voice-ai-models-2026/
- Mode VC Empirical AI Chart Index (38 Charts): https://modevc.com/charts/
- Mode VC Institutional Investor Atlas (3,650+ VC Firms): https://modevc.com/investors/
- Mode VC Research Homepage: https://modevc.com
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) Endpoint:
https://modevc.com/api/mcp/chart-voice-ai-models-2026
Key Analytical Takeaway
6 labs now sell a voice. The scarce asset is the phone line it answers.
Citation & Attribution
Published by Mode VC under CC-BY-4.0. When referencing this dataset, cite Voice AI Models in 2026: Launches by Modality (https://modevc.com/charts/voice-ai-models-2026/).
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