Deepgram Flux: now available on the edge
We're excited to announce support for Deepgram Flux: the world's first transcription system built specifically for voice agents.
We're excited to announce a major upgrade to Layercode: support for Deepgram Flux — the world's first transcription system built specifically for voice agents.
What is Deepgram Flux?
Traditional speech-to-text models are built for pure transcription, but voice agents need to understand the flow of conversation, not just capture words. To solve this, Deepgram built the world's first production-ready Conversational Speech Recognition (CSR) model.
Deepgram's new Flux model targets one of the biggest pain points in voice AI: knowing when a user has actually finished speaking. By embedding intelligent turn-taking directly into the recognition model itself, Flux helps eliminate awkward interruptions and robotic pauses in your agent conversations.
We've been blown away by Flux's improvements. In our testing:
- ~260ms end-of-turn detection with context-aware turn handling
- Nova-3 level transcription accuracy while adding real-time conversational intelligence
- Native barge-in support for fluid, natural exchanges
- Dramatically reduced end-to-end latency that makes conversations feel snappier and more human
How Layercode makes Flux even better
Using Flux for your agents will notably reduce conversational latency, but we're able to take things a step further.
By running Flux on the edge at Cloudflare's 330+ global locations, Layercode can process Flux inference at the network edge — delivering the lowest possible latency to your users, anywhere in the world.
What does this mean for your agents? Layercode's sub-50ms audio processing latency combined with Flux's intelligent turn-taking creates voice experiences that feel genuinely natural.
Try Flux today
Flux is now available to all Layercode users. To enable it for your pipeline:
- Go to your pipeline settings in the dashboard
- Select "Deepgram Flux" as your STT provider
- Deploy your changes
That's it. Your agent now has state-of-the-art conversational intelligence.
What's next
We're continuing to work with Deepgram on bringing even more Flux capabilities to Layercode, including advanced customization options and enhanced multi-language support.
Questions about Flux or voice AI in general? Join our Discord or reach out on X.
