My team and I are deciding whether we should create assistants and use the

assistantId

when creating a Call or we should use transient assistants that are configured in the

assistant

parameter when creating a Call. what are the advantages of creating an assistant vs using transient assistants? Is there a performance benefit of one approach over the other?

@NickMenendez Creating persistent assistants with an

assistantId

and using transient assistants configured on the fly each have their own advantages, and the best choice depends on your specific use case. Persistent Assistants (with

assistantId

): 1. Consistency: You ensure a consistent experience across calls as the assistant configuration remains the same unless explicitly changed. 2. Ease of Management: Once created, you can manage and update the assistant's configuration centrally without needing to pass the configuration each time you start a call. 3. Reusability: The assistant can be reused across different sessions and applications without the need to redefine its properties. 4. Version Control: You can maintain different versions of an assistant and switch between them as needed. Transient Assistants (configured in the

assistant

parameter): 1. Flexibility: You can easily customize the assistant's behavior for individual calls without affecting other calls or needing to manage multiple persistent assistants. 2. Speed of Deployment: Transient assistants can be quicker to set up for one-off or experimental use cases since they don't require pre-creation or persistence. 3. No State Management: Since the assistant is not saved, there's no need to manage its state between calls, which can simplify certain workflows. Regarding performance, there shouldn't be a significant difference between the two approaches as the underlying execution of the assistant's logic would be similar once the call is started. The main considerations are more about management, flexibility, and consistency rather than raw performance. If you need further assistance in making a decision or have specific requirements, please let me know, and I'll be happy to help!

you will have much more control over the call