Conversational AI
- Azure OpenAI custom LLM support: Added support for Azure-hosted OpenAI models in custom LLM configurations. When using an Azure endpoint, a new required field for API version is now available in the UI.
- Genesys output variables: Added support for output variables when using Genesys integrations, enabling better call analytics and data collection.
- Gemini 2.5 Preview Models Deprecation: Models
gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20
andgemini-2.5-flash-preview-04-17
have been deprecated in Conversational AI as they are being deprecated on 15th July by Google. All agents using these models will automatically be transferred togemini-2.5-flash
the next time they are used. No action is required. - WebRTC rollout: Began progressive rollout of WebRTC capabilities for improved connection stability and performance. WebRTC mode can be selected in the React SDK and is used in 11.ai.
- Keypad touch tone: Fixed an issue affecting playing keypad touch tones on Twilio. See keypad touch tone documentation.
Voices
- Language collection navigation: Added quick navigation from language preview collections to view all available voices in that language, making it easier to explore voice options by language.
Text to Voice
- Preview streaming: Added new streaming endpoint for Text to Voice previews, allowing real-time streaming of generated voice previews via
/v1/text-to-voice/{generated_voice_id}/stream
. - Enhanced voice design: Added
stream_previews
option to voice design endpoint, enabling streaming-only preview generation for improved performance. - Improved parameter controls: Enhanced
loudness
, quality, and guidance scale parameters with better control options for more precise voice generation.
Studio
- Podcast customization: Added support for intro and outro text in podcast creation, along with custom instructions prompts for better style and tone control.
SDKs
- JavaScript SDK v2.6.0: Released with latest API support and improvements
- Python SDK v2.7.1: Released with bug fixes and enhancements
- @elevenlabs/client v0.3.0: Updated client library with support for User IDs in Conversational AI.
- @elevenlabs/react v0.3.0: Add WebRTC debug support.
API
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New Endpoints
- Added 1 new endpoint:
- Stream Text to Voice Preview - Stream generated voice previews in real-time
Updated Endpoints
Text to Voice
- Create voice previews - Enhanced
loudness
,quality
, andguidance_scale
parameter descriptions - Design voice - Added
stream_previews
property for streaming-only preview generation
Studio
- Create podcast - Added
intro
,outro
, andinstructions_prompt
properties
Conversational AI
- Simulate conversation - Enhanced simulation configuration with improved parameter descriptions
- Stream simulate conversation - Enhanced simulation configuration with improved parameter descriptions
- Get conversational AI settings - Updated RAG retention period configuration
- Update conversational AI settings - Updated RAG retention period configuration
- Retry batch calling - Added batch retry functionality