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Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 vs GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini

Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 is ahead on reliability, success rate, agent responses, data accuracy and response time, and GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini on stalled calls, interruption and cost.

Last updated Methodology by Dileep Chagam

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Success rate by suite

Higher is better
Appointments59 scenariosMedicare23 scenarios
  • Grok Think Fast 2.0xAI
    96%
    25%
  • Realtime 2.1 MiniOpenAI
    84%
    4%
Each model's share of calls that passed every check, on each suite.
Verdict

Which to pick

Pick Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 for reliability across repeated calls (17.1 points higher), calls that pass every check (14.6 points higher), getting the agent's replies right (3.3 points higher), saving the caller's data correctly (14.4 points higher) and fast replies (0.46s sooner). Pick GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini for fewer stalled calls (2.0 points lower), handling interruptions (0.07 higher) and lower cost ($0.060 cheaper).

Every metric, side by side

Reliability

Scenarios that passed on all three runs.

Grok Think Fast 2.0
67.1%5th
Realtime 2.1 Mini
50.0%9th

Grok Think Fast 2.0, 17.1 points higher

Success rate

Calls that passed every check.

Grok Think Fast 2.0
76.0%5th
Realtime 2.1 Mini
61.4%10th

Grok Think Fast 2.0, 14.6 points higher

Agent responses

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

Grok Think Fast 2.0
96.7%5th
Realtime 2.1 Mini
93.5%10th

Grok Think Fast 2.0, 3.3 points higher

Data accuracy

Calls where everything the agent saved matched exactly.

Grok Think Fast 2.0
78.9%6th
Realtime 2.1 Mini
64.5%10th

Grok Think Fast 2.0, 14.4 points higher

Stalled calls

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

Grok Think Fast 2.0
4.5%8th
Realtime 2.1 Mini
2.5%4th

Realtime 2.1 Mini, 2.0 points lower

Interruption

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

Grok Think Fast 2.0
4.929th
Realtime 2.1 Mini
4.992nd

Realtime 2.1 Mini, 0.07 higher

Response time

Median time to start replying after the caller finishes.

Grok Think Fast 2.0
1.62s2nd
Realtime 2.1 Mini
2.08s8th

Grok Think Fast 2.0, 0.46s sooner

Cost / min

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

Grok Think Fast 2.0
$0.0805th
Realtime 2.1 Mini
$0.0201st

Realtime 2.1 Mini, $0.060 cheaper

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, Realtime 2.1 Mini 2.08s at the median.

Response time, median to p90

Lower is betterMedianTo p90
Medianp90
  • Grok Think Fast 2.0xAI
    Grok Think Fast 2.0: median 1.62s, p90 1.94s
    1.62s1.94s
  • Realtime 2.1 MiniOpenAI
    Realtime 2.1 Mini: median 2.08s, p90 2.75s
    2.08s2.75s
2.0s3.0s
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

  • Shortest replies of the field, and steady on bookings.
All 3 notes on Grok Think Fast 2.0
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.

GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini

  • Gets most bookings right, at a fraction of the cost.
All 3 notes on Realtime 2.1 Mini
Model
gpt-realtime-2.1-mini
Setting
Reasoning high
Voice
marin
Turn taking
Service turn detection
Audio
24 kHz
Cost
Averaged over the calls with a usage record.

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 or GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini more reliable?

Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 is more reliable, by 17.1 points. Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 passed 55 of 82 scenarios on all three runs, and GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini passed 41. A scenario only counts when every run of it passed.

Which should I pick, Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 or GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini?

For a phone agent, Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0, since it gets more scenarios right on every run. Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 is ahead on reliability, success rate, agent responses, data accuracy and response time, and GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini on stalled calls, interruption and cost.

Which saves caller data more accurately, Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 or GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini?

Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0, by 14.4 points. Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 saved everything exactly right on 78.9% of the calls that save data, and GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini on 64.5%. On Appointments, 97.1% against 88.8%. On Medicare, 31.8% against 0.0%. A call counts only when nothing is missing, wrong, extra or saved twice.

Is Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 faster than GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini?

Yes. Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 starts replying 0.46s sooner at the median. Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 takes 1.62s at the median and 1.94s at p90; GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini takes 2.08s and 2.75s. Both are measured on the call audio, from the caller finishing to the agent starting to reply.

Which handles interruptions better, Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 or GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini?

GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini, by 0.07 on a 0 to 5 scale. Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 scores 4.92 and GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini 4.99 for how well the agent handled being talked over.

Which goes silent on callers less often, Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 or GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini?

GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini, by 2.0 points. The agent went silent for 10 seconds or more on 4.5% of Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 calls and 2.5% of GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini calls.

Which is cheaper, Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 or GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini?

GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini is $0.060 cheaper a minute. Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 costs $0.080 a minute of call and GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini $0.020, at each vendor's published rates.

Where does the Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0 vs GPT Realtime 2.1 Mini data come from?

Cekura ran both as the whole agent in the same open-source Pipecat pipeline, with the same prompt, tools and connection. A simulated caller worked through all 82 scenarios on live calls, three times each, 2,952 calls across the benchmark. A call passes only when the agent said the right things and saved the right data.