Bilingual Agent
# support
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Is it possible to build a bilingual or even multilingual agent capable of speaking multiple languages? Not a squad of multiple agents that speak different languages, but just a single agent. As far as I’m aware, there are limitations like transcribers which can only be set to a single language unless I’m mistaken
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@Ibrahim Yes, it is indeed possible to build a single agent that is capable of speaking multiple languages. With VAPI, you can create multilingual voice agents that can understand and respond in more than one language. This is facilitated by using LLM providers and fine-tuned OpenAI models that support multilingual capabilities. Additionally, you can configure your server to handle multiple languages for transcription and other language-specific tasks. While some transcribers may have limitations and can only be set to a single language at a time, VAPI's multilingual support allows you to switch between languages as needed, making it possible for your agent to interact in different languages within the same session. For more detailed information on how to implement multilingual support in your voice agent, you can refer to the documentation available at [VAPI's multilingual support page](https://docs.vapi.ai/multilingual).
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@Shubham Bajaj Wondering if this is possible. Tried English and Spanish with a Spanish voice and seems to be okay with an English transcriber, but not sure if this is recommended.
s
yes if model is able to generate output in both languages then it's done for you.
I am guessing you have used mutlingual language.
Congratulations for cracking it.
i
Ok cool, thanks
Accuracy of responses will not be as good as having a single language, right? Did some testing and noticed that when I switched from english to spanish, the assistant didn't do as good when talking in spanish than just a regular spanish assistant
s
this will be the issue but best part is you did it, share with others to get better at this.
i
Alright appreciate it
Did this get added today cause I do not remember seeing this lol
Good to see there's a multilingual transcriber
s
yes
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