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Every AI audio feature ever built does the same thing: it listens for words and converts them to text. The audio is stripped of everything except language — the grain of a voice, the breath, the room, the texture — all discarded. OpenHome + OpenRouter’s multimodal audio unlocks something different: an AI that genuinely listens.

What audio intelligence unlocks

None of these are transcription problems. They are listening problems.

The core pattern

For the full model matrix, see the SDK Reference.

Two-pass analysis

Multimodal audio can be slow (10–15s). Use the two-pass pattern to hide latency:
  1. Pass 1 (fire-and-forget): send audio for general analysis while the Ability talks to the user
  2. Pass 2 (on-demand): when the user asks a specific question, inject Pass 1’s result and answer with depth

Next steps