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Short utterances and the hidden cost of handshakes
For 5–15 second notes, network setup time can outweigh everything else. On‑device avoids the detours.
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30 Sept 2025



You say “Thanks.” The network says “Hold on.”

Cloud flows typically include multiple handshakes (TLS/DNS) and at least one remote hop. For very short phrases, this setup time can dominate. On‑device dictation avoids the detours entirely: your audio stays local, text appears immediately, and there’s nothing to upload.

See the effect in the interactive demo (choose  Short  and try different networks):  /blog/latency-demo


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