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01 The agent connects speech with actions in business systems

02 Pricing depends on the service and reasoning model

Mistral has launched Voxtral 3 voice agents that can answer callers and use connected business tools during a conversation. Its October 20 announcement lists a starting API rate of $0.04 per minute.

The release includes a LiveKit-based software development kit for calls and browser conversations. Mistral’s examples include looking up a bill and booking an appointment.

Mistral's launch artwork for Voxtral 3. Image: Mistral AI

The agent connects speech with actions in business systems

Voxtral combines speech recognition, a reasoning model that can call tools, and speech generation. Developers can change the reasoning model or voice without replacing the entire pipeline, Mistral says.

Mistral's architecture diagram separates the speech models from reasoning and connected tools.…