Fact · Voice and AI
OpenAI says the chained path is the one to use when you want to inspect or change the text between speech recognition, the agent and speech generation.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Use the chained path when you want to inspect or transform text between speech recognition, your agent, and speech generation.”
Voice agents, OpenAI, 2026, Build a chained voice workflow.
Open the original- What it measures
- In the chained path, the application runs three stages: speech-to-text, the agent workflow itself, and text-to-speech.
- What it does not show
- The control of text is a design choice that trades some speed for checks. The guide does not give latency figures for either path.