Elevenlabs releases two new speech-to-speech models designed for real-time AI conversations

Oct 20, 2026

Elevenlabs released two new speech-to-speech models called Eleven Realtime. The 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 right now.

The smaller v1 Mini is built for natural conversations at lower cost and can tell when someone's done talking or just saying "mm-hmm." V1 Max targets more complex tasks like customer support.

Both models are available through the ElevenAgents platform and an OpenAI-compatible Realtime API. Pricing is per minute plus token costs, with v1 Max costing more than v1 Mini. Full details are on the Elevenlabs pricing page.

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