The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) · Saturday, September 26, 2026
Parallel's API allows programmers or agents to specify their needs, such as prioritizing accuracy over latency or vice versa. Agrawal highlights different modes, including a very fast API for voice agents that need immediate responses, and another for background agents that can afford more time for the best possible answer.
“So you allow the agent to specify that in the API signatures. So our product is an API which either the programmer can configure based on their application, or can leave it to the agent.”
“For example, we have a really, really fast API, the fastest in the market. It's fast and cheap because with low latency budget, there is only so much compute you can do. And it's built for voice agents.”
“Or there's a background agent who's like, I don't care, just give me the best answer possible.”