OpenAI Realtime API

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1. Oct 23
   Developer connects OpenAI Realtime API to a robot arm

   Developer Tarun122 reported on Reddit that they connected gpt-realtime-2.1 over WebRTC to a small robot arm for voice interaction. In the demo, the robot played tic-tac-toe, moved a cube into a bowl, selected a toy car and returned a cube, using camera-based visual grounding and reach-and-grab policies trained in simulation rather than hand-coded movements.

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2. Oct 20
   ElevenLabs launches Eleven Realtime v1 Mini and Max speech-to-speech models

   ElevenLabs released Eleven Realtime, a speech-to-speech model line with v1 Mini for lower-cost natural conversation and v1 Max for customer support and multi-step tasks, on October 20, 2026. Both models are available through the ElevenAgents platform and an OpenAI-compatible Realtime API, priced per minute plus token costs, with Max costing more than Mini. According to Artificial Analysis independent testing reported by 智东西, Max scored 98.8% on Big Bench Audio with a 0.57-second average first-audio response, placing third behind StepAudio 3 Realtime at 99.7% and Qwen Audio 3.0 Realtime Plus at 99.2%, while Mini scored 75.9%; ElevenLabs separately claimed no model on the Artificial Analysis leaderboard is both faster and more accurate, and 智东西's hands-on test of the Architect setup assistant found voice editing convenient but noted a noticeable Chinese accent, long replies and latency.

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