Boson AI releases Higgs Realtime Duplex 160ms full-duplex model

Boson AI has introduced Higgs Realtime Duplex, its first full-duplex interactive omni model that listens, watches, and talks simultaneously while rendering its own face and executing background tasks. The 45-billion parameter mixture-of-experts front model processes audio and video streams in 160-millisecond chunks, enabling low-latency responses, asynchronous tool use, and model delegation. According to the company, the system is designed to provide human-like conversation capabilities at a lower cost than larger frontier models. Open article →