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Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 vs Amazon Nova 2 Sonic

Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 is ahead on reliability, success rate, agent responses, data accuracy and response time, and Amazon Nova 2 Sonic on stalled calls and interruption.

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Success rate by suite

Appointments59 scenariosMedicare23 scenarios
  • GPT Realtime 2.1OpenAI
    92%
    81%
  • GPT-Live 1 + Sol lowOpenAI
    97%
    49%
  • Gemini 3.8 Live ThinkingGoogle
    82%
    61%
  • Grok Think Fast 2.0xAI
    96%
    25%
  • Gemini 3.1 Flash LiveGoogle
    93%
    32%
  • Phonic v1Phonic
    97%
    14%
  • Realtime 2.1 MiniOpenAI
    84%
    4%
  • Nova 2 SonicAmazon
    80%
    6%
  • Cascade, GPT-4.1Not ranked
    97%
    83%
Each model's share of calls that passed every check, on each suite.

Every metric, side by side

Reliability

Scenarios that passed on all three runs.

Grok Think Fast 2.0
67.1%3rd
Nova 2 Sonic
50.0%7th

Grok Think Fast 2.0, 17.1 points higher

Success rate

Calls that passed every check.

Grok Think Fast 2.0
76.0%4th
Nova 2 Sonic
59.3%8th

Grok Think Fast 2.0, 16.7 points higher

Agent responses

Calls where the agent's replies reached the expected outcome.

Grok Think Fast 2.0
96.7%4th
Nova 2 Sonic
93.9%7th

Grok Think Fast 2.0, 2.8 points higher

Data accuracy

Calls where everything the agent saved matched exactly.

Grok Think Fast 2.0
78.9%5th
Nova 2 Sonic
59.9%8th

Grok Think Fast 2.0, 19.0 points higher

Stalled calls

Calls where the agent went silent for 10 seconds or more.

Grok Think Fast 2.0
4.5%7th
Nova 2 Sonic
1.2%2nd

Nova 2 Sonic, 3.3 points lower

Interruption

How well it handled being talked over, 0 to 5.

Grok Think Fast 2.0
4.925th
Nova 2 Sonic
4.991st

Nova 2 Sonic, 0.07 higher

Response time

Median time to start replying after the caller finishes.

Grok Think Fast 2.0
1.62s2nd
Nova 2 Sonic
2.18s6th

Grok Think Fast 2.0, 0.56s sooner

Cost / min

One minute of call at the vendor's published rates.

Grok Think Fast 2.0
$0.0804th
Nova 2 Sonic
No verified rate

Not comparable

The small figure is the place among ranked models. The cascade is not ranked.

Grok Think Fast 2.0 answers first

Grok Think Fast 2.0 1.62s, Nova 2 Sonic 2.18s at the median.

Response time, median to p90

MedianTo p90
Medianp90
  • Phonic v1Phonic
    Phonic v1: median 1.59s, p90 1.86s
    1.59s1.86s
  • Grok Think Fast 2.0xAI
    Grok Think Fast 2.0: median 1.62s, p90 1.94s
    1.62s1.94s
  • GPT Realtime 2.1OpenAI
    GPT Realtime 2.1: median 1.94s, p90 2.46s
    1.94s2.46s
  • GPT-Live 1 + Sol lowOpenAI
    GPT-Live 1 + Sol low: median 2.02s, p90 2.42s
    2.02s2.42s
  • Realtime 2.1 MiniOpenAI
    Realtime 2.1 Mini: median 2.08s, p90 2.75s
    2.08s2.75s
  • Nova 2 SonicAmazon
    Nova 2 Sonic: median 2.18s, p90 2.76s
    2.18s2.76s
  • Gemini 3.8 Live ThinkingGoogle
    Gemini 3.8 Live Thinking: median 2.32s, p90 3.06s
    2.32s3.06s
  • Gemini 3.1 Flash LiveGoogle
    Gemini 3.1 Flash Live: median 2.88s, p90 4.00s
    2.88s4.00s
  • Cascade, GPT-4.1Not ranked
    Cascade, GPT-4.1: median 2.17s, p90 2.51s
    2.17s2.51s
2.0s3.0s4.0s
Seconds from the caller finishing to the agent starting to reply, per model.

What we saw on the calls

Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0

  • Quick, with the shortest replies of the field; steady on the short form.
  • Struggles on the long form: fields left out or wrong, usually an earlier reference.
  • Every stall was on a long form.
Model
grok-voice-think-fast-2.0
Setting
Reasoning high
Voice
eve
Turn taking
Service turn detection
Audio
24 kHz
Cost
Excludes a text-input charge the vendor lists without a unit.

Amazon Nova 2 Sonic

  • Misses caller names and phone numbers: blank or wrong.
  • Long forms rarely pass; more scenarios fail every run than for any other model.
  • Repeats the same tool call more than any other model.
  • Best voice score of the field, and the longest replies.
Model
amazon.nova-2-sonic-v1:0
Setting
Endpointing medium
Voice
matthew
Turn taking
Shared local turn detection
Audio
16 kHz
Cost
The vendor's rates for this model are not yet verified.

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 or Amazon Nova 2 Sonic more reliable?

Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 passed 55 of 82 scenarios on all three runs, and Amazon Nova 2 Sonic passed 41. Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 is ahead, by 17.1 points.

Which saves caller data more accurately, Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 or Amazon Nova 2 Sonic?

Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 saved everything exactly right on 78.9% of the calls that save data, and Amazon Nova 2 Sonic on 59.9%. On Appointments, 97.1% against 82.5%. On Medicare, 31.8% against 1.5%. A call counts only when nothing is missing, wrong, extra or saved twice.

Which responds faster, Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 or Amazon Nova 2 Sonic?

Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 starts replying 0.56s sooner at the median. Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 takes 1.62s at the median and 1.94s at p90; Amazon Nova 2 Sonic takes 2.18s and 2.76s. Both are measured on the call audio, from the caller finishing to the agent starting to reply.

Which costs less, Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 or Amazon Nova 2 Sonic?

There is no verified per-minute rate for Amazon Nova 2 Sonic, so cost cannot be compared yet.

How were Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 and Amazon Nova 2 Sonic compared?

Both ran as the whole agent in the same open-source Pipecat pipeline, with the same prompt, tools and phone line. A simulated caller worked through all 82 scenarios on live calls, three times each, 2,214 calls across the benchmark. A call passes only when the agent said the right things and saved the right data.