How SoundHound AI (SOUN) Is Expanding Its Agentic AI Case

SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN) is one of the best “moonshot” tech stocks to buy according to short sellers. The stock’s latest publicly reported short interest stood at 40.75% of float as of April 30, 2026, according to MarketBeat.

The voice and agentic AI company gave bulls fresh material on May 7, when it reported first-quarter revenue of $44.2 million, up 52% year-over-year. SoundHound also reaffirmed its 2026 revenue outlook of $225 million to $260 million and said its planned acquisition of LivePerson would help create an end-to-end conversational AI platform spanning voice, messaging, and digital customer engagement. The deal is expected to give the combined company a $500 million revenue opportunity from the existing customer base alone.

The moonshot case also got a product layer on May 5, when SoundHound launched OASYS, its self-learning, orchestrated agentic AI platform. The company said OASYS can build, orchestrate, evaluate, and improve AI agents over time across channels such as phones, web chats, in-vehicle systems, kiosks, and other digital or physical touchpoints.

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Short sellers still have plenty to chew on. The company posted a GAAP net loss of $25.0 million and adjusted EBITDA loss of $26.7 million in the first quarter, while the LivePerson deal adds integration risk to a story already fueled by aggressive AI expectations. SOUN is the kind of stock where the bull case revolves around cars, restaurants, banks, and call centers, while the bear case quietly asks who pays for the rocket fuel.

SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN) provides voice and conversational AI technology for automotive, restaurants, smart devices, customer service, healthcare, retail, financial services, and other enterprise markets.

While we acknowledge the risk and potential of SOUN as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than SOUN and that has 10,000% upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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