Talo

Talo is an AI interpreter that drops into your video calls and translates speech as people talk. Instead of waiting for a human interpreter or reading lagging captions, everyone hears the conversation in their own language while they speak. It solves one narrow problem well: multilingual meetings where nobody shares a common language. Video call translation like this removes the awkward gap in a global meeting. Sales teams use it to talk to overseas buyers, support desks use it for foreign customers, and distributed companies use it for stand-ups and interviews. You don't need to change your workflow, since the bot joins the call the same way a participant would.

The main limitation is scope. Talo is built for live calls, not for translating documents, subtitles, or recorded files. It also works best on stable audio, so heavy background noise or overlapping speakers can trip it up. Talo is now owned by Palabra.ai, which folded it into a broader real-time speech platform that adds webinars, in-person events, live streams, and an API.

Getting Started

1. Create a Talo account on the official site and start the free 7-day trial.
2. Pick your meeting platform from the dashboard, then connect the AI bot to your Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams calendar.
3. Set the languages for the call, and add any custom glossary terms for names or product words you don't want mistranslated.
4. Invite the bot to a meeting. It joins as a participant and starts interpreting each speaker in real time.
5. Read the live captions or listen to the translated audio, and download the transcript afterward if you need a record.