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Murf AI launches Falcon 2 voice foundation model

By Startup Enthusiast · 19 August 2026

What they do

Murf AI provides AI-powered voiceovers, text-to-speech APIs, and conversational agents for businesses and content creators

The company launched Falcon 2, a new voice foundation model designed for high-volume customer service and communication tasks

Falcon 2 offers significant cost savings and faster response times compared to existing market alternatives like ElevenLabs

Murf AI officially released its new Falcon 2 text-to-speech model on August 20, 2026.
The model is specifically engineered for call centres, banks, and airlines to manage automated customer interactions.
Falcon 2 achieves a response time of under 100 milliseconds, ensuring near-instant conversational flow.
The system supports over 150 voices across more than 35 languages for global deployment.
It can handle up to 10,000 concurrent calls, making it suitable for large-scale enterprise operations.
The model is priced at $0.01 per minute, which is significantly cheaper than competing solutions.
Deployment options include cloud support across 11 geographies or private in-house cloud setups.

Falcon 2 is priced at one-fifth the cost of ElevenLabs Turbo and Flash models.
The model outperformed OpenAI's Realtime API in recent Artificial Analysis benchmarks.
Training data for the model included real-world customer service interactions and complex booking flows.

Murf AI offers a suite of tools including AI voiceovers, dubbing, and conversational agents.
The platform serves over 10 million users and 300 major companies, including Pfizer and Cisco.
The company maintains ethical standards by using real voice actors with consent and transparent royalty contracts.
Murf Studio allows users to produce voiceovers with a library of over 200 voices.
The platform integrates with popular productivity tools like Canva and PowerPoint.
The company's engineering team is based in India.