New Model: AT 4.6.0

Introduction

We are pleased to announce the beta release of AT 4.6.0, our latest Accent Translation AI model, featuring substantial performance improvements across all supported source accents (i.e., India, the Philippines, Africa, and the Middle East).

AT 4.6.0 released on Beta

AT 4.6.0 is currently available to users enrolled in experimental features. See the Getting Started section below for activation instructions.

Performance Improvements

Internal benchmarking demonstrates significant improvements in intelligibility, naturalness, and Word Error Rate (WER):

• Overall WER improved: 16.6%

• Leading by improvements in specific source accents:

  • Middle East (ME): 29.4% improvement

  • African (AFR): 23.3% improvement.

Technical Enhancements

AT 4.6.0 delivers the following capabilities while maintaining a lightweight architecture:

• 8kHz sampling rate support — optimized for low-bandwidth telephony and contact center environments

• Enhanced audio quality — improved naturalness and expressiveness

• Optimized Voice Activity Detection (VAD) — better overall performance.

Target Accent: US English

Getting Started

Prerequisites: Requires Sanas app version 4.4.23 or above.

On-demand model update

Use the on-demand model updates feature to access and deploy the AT 4.6.0. Currently available only on the Windows platform.

1. Log in to the Sanas Portal with admin credentials.

2. Select your workspace using the switcher in the top-left corner.

3. Navigate to Settings > Experimental Features and enable the option.

4. Access AT 4.6.0 from the Outgoing Accent Translation Model Version dropdown on the Download App page.

   

For detailed configuration guidance, refer to our documentation on overriding default AI models.

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