SoundHound AI's valuation prices durable scarcity in voice, the capability AI is commoditizing fastest and that hyperscalers bundle for free. Software is the wrong place to be when AI lowers barriers to entry rather than raising them. It trades at 16x sales on 52% growth, but a 41% gross margin and a negative 139% operating margin mean every dollar of growth is bought at a loss. That is a story, not a bottleneck, and not worth buying at this level. x.comÂ