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Written by AI from the official notes. Check them for exact details.The streaming Speech to Text API now includes Smart Turn for better end-of-turn detection.
- Introduces Smart Turn for end-of-turn detection
- Reduces false endpointing during dictation
- Predicts speaker's thought completion at silence boundaries
- Allows setting a maximum silence fallback
Why it matters: Developers using the Speech to Text API should implement this feature to enhance transcription accuracy.
Full release notes
The streaming Speech to Text API now supports Smart Turn end-of-turn detection. When enabled via the smart_turn query parameter, an ML model predicts whether the speaker has finished their thought at silence boundaries — reducing false endpointing during dictation, number sequences, and mid-sentence pauses. Use smart_turn_timeout to set a maximum silence fallback. For more details, see the Smart Turn docs.