Meta rolls out real-time voice conversations for Muse

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Muse users can have real-time voice conversations with the agent.[2] Meta says Muse Voice lets users call and video chat with its consumer AI agent, while the mode also offers an animated avatar.[3] Users can choose voice-only interaction, show the avatar beside the conversation or switch to a fullscreen view.[1] Meta says the avatar’s expressions and gestures match the conversation’s tone.[3] The company had previewed the voice and avatar experience at Connect on September 23, 2026.[1]

Meta says the feature is rolling out to Muse users in the US, with real-time conversations supported on mobile, the web and Mac.[2][3] A phone icon in the top-right corner starts a conversation.[1] Meta says voice conversations are coming soon to its AI Glasses and Muse Charm device.[3] The Verge reports that Muse Charm is supposed to ship this year.[2] The evidence does not give a price or a more specific timetable for the rollout or the upcoming device support.

Meta presents voice mode as a way to brainstorm ideas, plan trips and rehearse interviews, presentations or pitches.[1] The agent can continue working on tasks in the background while the conversation continues.[1] During voice chats, Muse does not see users, but it hears them and responds based on the conversation.[3] Meta says users can select from hundreds of voices and change their selection.[1] That distinction matters when deciding whether the mode suits a task that depends on visual input: the evidence describes voice interaction, not Muse seeing the user.

Meta says Muse Realtime Voice and Muse Realtime Avatar power the new mode.[4] The company says sharing the token stream keeps voice, lip motion and expression synchronized.[5] Meta reports that the avatar generates portrait video at 448 by 768 pixels and 25 frames per second, with about 870 milliseconds of response latency.[5] It also says its process reduces model evaluations per chunk from 120 to two, and that its optimizations increase serving capacity eightfold over a two-step BF16 baseline.[5] Meta says avatar videos receive a durable, invisible watermark.[5] In a brief test, The Verge’s Jay Peters said Muse responded quickly, though it sometimes paused while retrieving information or checking something.[2]