Latency measures how long a feature makes the user wait — from a spoken word to its caption, or a frame to its blurred background. Real-time calls feel broken above roughly 100-200 ms, so every model in the path must fit inside a strict time budget.
The book · Volume 7 of 7
AI for Video: A Complete Guide to Intelligence in Video Products: From Real-Time Pipelines and Agents to Serving, Cost, Compliance, and Verticals
Latency is what users feel first when AI joins a live call, and above roughly 200 ms the conversation starts to break. This volume covers latency in real-time video AI: call latency budgets, where AI plugs into a WebRTC pipeline, serving with TensorRT and Triton, and the cost of meeting tight targets. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
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