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What is an AI voice agent?

A plain-English explanation of AI voice agents: what they are, how they differ from IVR and chatbots, what they can do on a phone call, and how Indian businesses use them.

An AI voice agent is software that talks with people over the phone in natural language. It listens with speech recognition, understands intent with a language model, decides what to do, takes actions in connected systems (calendars, CRMs, payment tools, WhatsApp) and replies with a natural synthesised voice — in real time, for both inbound and outbound calls. Unlike an IVR, it does not use menus; unlike a chatbot, it works on a normal phone call.

Why it works

What changes on day one

Listens

Speech recognition tuned for Indian languages and accents, including mid-sentence switching.

Understands and decides

A language model works out what the caller wants and what to do next.

Acts

Calls tools: check availability, book, update a record, send a WhatsApp, create a ticket.

Speaks

Replies in a natural voice in under half a second, so the conversation flows.

Anatomy of one turn
Kal subah ka slot hai kya?
[understand: availability · tomorrow AM] → [tool: calendar.find_slots] → 'Kal 9:15 aur 11:00 available hai.'
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How it works

Live in days, not quarters

Most teams take their first live call within three business days.

  1. 01

    Connect your number and tools

    Forward your existing line or port it in. Plug in your calendar, CRM and WhatsApp in a few clicks.

  2. 02

    Design the conversation

    Pick a voice, choose languages, and describe what the agent should do. Test it on a real call in minutes.

  3. 03

    Go live and watch it work

    Every call transcribed, every action logged, every handoff summarised. Tune from the dashboard as you learn.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Everything teams ask before their first call goes live.

No. An IVR is a menu of button presses. A voice agent holds a free conversation and completes tasks.

A chatbot works in text on a website or app. A voice agent works on a phone call, in real time, with speech.

Book and reschedule appointments, answer questions from your knowledge, look up and update customer records, send WhatsApp messages and payment links, qualify leads and transfer to a human with a summary.

Integrations

Works with the tools you already run

Connect your CRM, WhatsApp, calendar, payments and phone system in minutes. No rip-and-replace.

  • WhatsApp BusinessMessaging
  • Zoho CRMCRM
  • salesforce
    SalesforceCRM
  • HubSpotCRM
  • RazorpayPayments
  • Google CalendarScheduling
  • ZendeskHelpdesk
  • twilio
    TwilioTelephony
  • slack
    SlackAlerts
  • teams
    Microsoft TeamsAlerts
  • Google SheetsData
  • ZapierAutomation
Also works withPaytmPhonePeShopifyNotionGmailand a REST API for everything else.

Put an agent on your line this week

We set it up with you on the first call — in the languages your customers actually speak. No credit card, live in days.