AI Development
Murf AI makes Falcon 2 text-to-speech model publicly available
Editorial Analysis
Indian startup Murf AI released its Falcon 2 text-to-speech model for public use, with independent benchmarks placing it competitively against higher-priced offerings including OpenAI Realtime API components. Priced at $0.01 per generated minute and supporting over 150 voices across 35-plus languages, the model targets enterprise voice agents and call-centre workloads. The launch demonstrates Indian origin models competing on both performance and unit economics in a global voice AI market.
At a Glance
Date
August 20, 2026
Importance
Medium
3/5
Category
model
Axis of Change
Cost Reduction
Organizations
Models Affected
Sources
- 01 business-standard.com
- 02 murf.ai