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Below are the levers ElevenLabs documents for cutting end‑to‑end latency in Agents, plus specifics for tool calls like language switching.

Reduce agent response latency

Use Flash models for TTS: eleven_flash_v2 (English) and eleven_flash_v2_5 (multilingual). Flash targets ~75 ms model inference and is the recommended low‑latency choice.
Stream audio instead of waiting for full files. Prefer WebSockets for bidirectional/real‑time generation; send flush: true at the end of each turn and keep the default chunk_length_schedule (tune only if you accept a quality trade‑off).
Configure conversation flow for faster turn‑taking. Enable the “eager” turn‑eagerness mode so the assistant speaks after “enough words + a comma,” and allow interruptions if you want barge‑in behavior.
Mind geography. By default traffic uses the US region; EU customers can request the EU stack for 150–200 ms TTFB. The “Global TTS API preview” reduces TTS latency in some regions, but it currently applies only to the /v1/text-to-speech endpoint, not all Agent subsystems.
Choose faster voices and formats. Default/synthetic/IVC voices are faster than Professional Voice Clones; higher‑fidelity output formats can add latency.
Minimize LLM latency. Where available, choose “ElevenLabs hosted LLMs,” which run alongside STT/TTS to reduce hops.
Avoid deprecated knobs. Do not rely on optimize_streaming_latency (deprecated).

Reduce tool‑call latency (including switch‑language)

Use the built‑in Language Detection system tool. Enable it and list supported languages in the Agent; the agent will auto‑switch when the user speaks another language or requests a change. Configure language‑specific voices and note that adding languages switches the agent to the multilingual v2.5 path; English uses v2.
Keep speech flowing during tool execution. If you integrate tools via MCP, you can require “pre‑tool speech” so the agent briefly explains what it’s doing while the tool runs (improves perceived latency).
Configure webhook/server tools with appropriate timeouts. Server tools are standard HTTP integrations; set tight timeouts to avoid long blocks, and design concise request/response schemas. (Timeout configuration is part of the webhook tool setup via the CLI.)
Prefer client tools for purely client‑side actions (UI updates, local APIs) to avoid extra network hops.
For telephony, preload context in parallel. With Twilio inbound calls, the platform fetches your webhook data during the carrier’s connection window so the call starts with context ready.

Implementation tips you can apply today

Use WebSockets and send flush: true at the end of each LLM turn; keep default chunking unless you’ve profiled a better schedule for your case.
Set turn‑eagerness to Eager and enable interruptions for snappier back‑and‑forth.
Pick Flash voices/models per language; avoid PVC if every millisecond matters.
Enable the Language Detection system tool and configure all target languages so switching is automatic.

If you’re targeting users outside the US or running heavy tool chains and want guidance on region setup or hosted LLM availability, let me know your deployment region and stack; I can point you to the exact configuration steps.

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