# How to use the Avalon ASR model

Avalon is Aqua’s speech recognition model built for **real work**: coding terms, AI jargon, company/product names, and even **noisy environments**. It’s more accurate than our default model and—importantly— **faster**, so you make **fewer corrections** and ship work sooner.

### Enable Avalon in Aqua Voice

1. **Open Aqua Voice → Settings → Model**  
2. Select **Avalon (English)**  
3. You’re done—Avalon now powers dictation everywhere.

Works in Instant and Streaming modes automatically.

### Use it anywhere you type

- Put your cursor in any text field (email, docs, code editor, terminal, Slack, etc.).  
- Press your push-to-talk key (or click the mic), speak naturally, release to commit.

### Where you’ll notice the biggest gains

- **Code & CLI**: function/class names, file paths, flags, shell commands  
- **AI & research**: model names (e.g., “Llama 3.1,” “o3”), framework jargon, acronyms  
- **Product/brand names**: company and tool names that general ASR often mangles  
- **Meetings & busy spaces**: better resilience in **noisy** or overlapping speech

### Troubleshooting

#### I can’t select Avalon in the model list.

Go to **Settings → Language** and set it to **English** (not Auto or another language).

### FAQ

**Is Avalon faster or slower than the default model?**  
Avalon is **faster**. You’ll feel it in everyday use (fewer delays, fewer edits).

**Is there an API?**  
Yes—see **Avalon API** (OpenAI-compatible): [https://aquavoice.com/avalon-api](https://aquavoice.com/avalon-api?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

**Is Avalon English-only?**  
For now, yes. **Multilingual is coming soon.** If language is not set to English, Avalon won’t appear.