ElevenLabs releases two realtime speech-to-speech models
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On 21 October 2026, The Decoder reported that ElevenLabs has released two realtime speech-to-speech models, Eleven Realtime. According to the report, v1 Max scores 98.8% on the Big Bench Audio benchmark with a response time of 0.57 seconds. The report discloses only the release information and benchmark figures above, with no further details on how the two models differ in name, their availability or a launch date.
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- The DecoderElevenlabs releases two new speech-to-speech models designed for real-time AI conversations
Elevenlabs' new Eleven Realtime speech-to-speech models combine speed and accuracy. The v1 Max variant scores 98.8 percent on the Big Bench Audio benchmark with a 0.57-second response time. Elevenlabs says no model on the Artificial Analysis leaderboard is both faster and more accurate.
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