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title: Voice
description: "Talk to Ysra instead of typing: start a voice call in a thread, what it costs, how long it lasts, dictation, and what to do when voice won't start."
---

**Voice** lets you talk to Ysra out loud instead of typing. A voice call
belongs to a thread: your words go into it exactly as you said them, and
Ysra answers out loud, as itself, in the language you speak. Use it when your
hands are busy or speaking is faster; this page covers what a call costs, how
long it lasts, and what to do when it won't start. **Dictation** — turning
speech into text in the message box — is covered at the end.

<!-- media: voice-call | A voice call in a thread: speaking a request, Ysra answering out loud | Open a thread → voice button in the message box → say "build me a booking page for the riad" → Ysra answers → end the call -->

## The rule

A voice call is the same thread, spoken. Nothing new happens because you
talked instead of typed: a change still needs the thread's OK, paid work
still shows its plan, and everything said is in the thread afterwards.

## Where you can talk

| From | What starts |
|---|---|
| The voice button in an open thread's message box | A call in that thread |
| The voice button in Code's start box | A new Code thread, made by your first spoken request |
| The voice button in Ask's start box | A new conversation, made by your first spoken question |

In the web app a call carries on while you move between screens.

## What a call costs

| | Value |
|---|---|
| Shown before a call | About **12 credits a minute** (about 4 with the economy voice) |
| Charged | What the call actually used |
| Needed to start | 2 minutes' worth of credits |
| Ends when credits run low | Under 1 credit left |

## How long a call lasts

| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest call | 15 minutes |
| Silence before it ends | 60 seconds |

## Voice minutes a month

| Plan | Minutes |
|---|---|
| No plan | 10 |
| Starter | 60 |
| Pro | 300 |
| Max | 1,000 |
| Team | 120 |

Typing never uses voice minutes. Minutes come back each month on the date
shown.

## Dictation

Dictation turns what you say into text in the message box, for you to read
and send. It doesn't start a call.

| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| One clip | 2 minutes |
| A day | 60 minutes |
| Cost | Under 1 credit a minute |

## When voice won't start

| What you see | Why | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| “Voice needs about N credits to start …” | Less than 2 minutes' worth of credits. | Add credits, or keep typing. |
| “You've used this month's N voice minutes.” | The plan's monthly minutes are used. | Keep typing; the minutes come back on the date shown. |
| The call ends by itself | 60 seconds of silence, 15 minutes reached, or credits ran low. | Start a new call; the thread keeps everything said. |

## Related

- [Limits and costs](../workspace/limits.md) — voice next to every other cost.
- [Plans and billing](../workspace/billing.md) — what each plan includes.
- [How a Code thread works](../developer/how-a-thread-works.md) — what a spoken change starts.
- [Troubleshooting](../resources/troubleshooting.md) — other symptoms across Ysra.