Dessa

Dessa

Block
Eleven Realtime

Eleven Realtime

ElevenLabs
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About

Dessa is Block's speech-to-speech artificial intelligence model for conversational voice research and applications. It takes audio input and produces audio output directly, without converting speech into text as an intermediate step. Trained from scratch on human conversation rather than text, the model supports full-duplex interaction, listening and speaking at the same time, and runs locally on a MacBook Pro with an M4 Max chip or better. It captures conversational cues such as emotion, sarcasm, laughter, pauses, and turn-taking that can be lost in text-based pipelines. Dessa is intended for AI safety researchers and developers studying voice-model behavior, privacy, and real-time interaction. It is a speech model for research and development, not a general-purpose business application or hosted voice-agent platform.

About

Eleven Realtime is a developer-facing speech-to-speech API for adding live voice conversations to applications and AI agents. It combines speech recognition, turn-taking, language-model reasoning, and voice generation, with Mini and Max model options for different conversational needs. Developers can use the models through the Realtime API or select them in ElevenAgents. The streaming interface is designed for interactive voice experiences, including assistants, customer support, tutors, and interactive characters. Agent configurations can include prompts, voices, tools, knowledge bases, and conversation flows. Realtime usage is billed per minute plus model input and output tokens. The product is intended for developers and organizations building real-time conversational applications and voice-enabled customer experiences.

Platforms Supported

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Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
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On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

AI safety researchers and developers evaluating or building speech-based conversational AI.

Audience

Developers and organizations building low-latency voice-enabled applications and AI agents, including conversational customer experiences.

Support

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Support

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API

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API

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Pricing

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Pricing

Realtime agents are billed at the standard ElevenAgents per-minute rate plus input, cached-input, and output-token charges for the selected model. Eleven Realtime v1 Max costs more per token than Mini; rates vary by plan and model.
Free Version Not Supported
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Training

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Training

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Company Information

Block
Founded: 2009
United States
block.xyz/dessa

Company Information

ElevenLabs
Founded: 2022
United States
elevenlabs.io/realtime

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Categories

AI Voice Models Supported

Categories

AI Voice Models Supported

Integrations

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Integrations

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