Optimize Home Assistant Voice (Preview 2024) for Speed Without Local Heavy Processing

Hi everyone,

I recently got the new Home Assistant Voice (Preview Edition 2024), and I’m looking for the best way to make it as fast as possible without spending money. However, I don’t have the ability to run heavy local programs like Whisper.

I was wondering:

  • What are the best optimizations to reduce response time?
  • Are there any cloud-based AI services that integrate well with HA Voice without slowing it down?
  • Any tips for offloading processing efficiently while keeping latency low?

I’d really appreciate any advice or experience from the community! Thanks!