Using Eleven Realtime v1 Mini on ElevenLabs API

Implementation guide · Eleven Realtime · ElevenLabs

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ElevenLabs API exposes Eleven Realtime v1 Mini through model ID eleven_realtime_v1_mini. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

Last refreshed 2026-10-20. Next refresh: weekly.

Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at ElevenLabs API and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the ElevenLabs API SDK or REST API to call eleven_realtime_v1_mini — see the documentation for request format.
  3. 3
    You'll be billed $0.20/1M input, $6.00/1M output tokens. See full pricing.
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Code Examples

See ElevenLabs API documentation for integration details.

Pricing on ElevenLabs API

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$0.20
Output tokens$6.00

Capabilities

MultimodalJSON / Tool useAudio

About Eleven Realtime v1 Mini

Eleven Realtime v1 Mini is ElevenLabs' default speech-to-speech voice agent model, released October 20, 2026. It packages speech recognition, voice activity detection and turn-taking, a language model and text-to-speech as one system tuned end to end (a cascaded architecture; ElevenLabs does not disclose the component models). It is optimized for low latency, cost and natural conversation, including interruption handling, supports tool calling and 90+ languages, and ElevenLabs reports 620 ms time to first audio. It runs in ElevenAgents and through an OpenAI Realtime-compatible WebSocket API.

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Model Specs

Released2026-10-20

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Provider

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ElevenLabs

New York, New York, United States