OpenAI Outlines WebRTC Architecture for Low-Latency Voice AI at Scale

Originally published on InfoQ — May 22, 2026

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OpenAI detailed its relay-transceiver WebRTC architecture designed for low-latency voice AI at global scale. The new system replaces a conventional media termination model with a design better suited to Kubernetes and cloud load balancers, keeping WebRTC session state in a dedicated transceiver layer while using lightweight relays to reduce public UDP exposure and keep media routing close to users.

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