Grok Voice 3.0 is now live on Retell! 🚀
@SpaceXSI's speech-to-speech model combines sub-second latency with natural, concise responses, ranking #1 in colloquial performance out of 41 models on our vCX Benchmark.
Every voice AI use case is different. That’s why Retell gives teams the freedom to choose the right models for their AI voice agents, backed by real performance data.
Explore the full benchmark: bench.retellai.com/
Try asking Grok @Bot to make calls!
Grok @Bot's new calling feature is very impressive.
You just tell it who to call and why, and it handles the conversation for you. It shows a real-time transcript of the call, and if Grok needs additional info from you, a little answer box pops up where you type/select your response, and Grok relays it to the person on the phone. Pretty incredible.
Here's an example (with the call audio) of what's it's like to use:
Larry Jing retweeted
We are rolling out a new streaming dictation experience in Grok @bot! Available in mobile on 1.18.
Built upon the exceptional work of @aegeantic. Video made by my bot!
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Larry Jing retweeted
BREAKING: Grok Voice 3.0 by @SpaceXSI lands at #1 on AudioAgentBench, Design Arena's speech-to-speech leaderboard, with a score of 85.1%.
This is an impressive 7.4-point increase from Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0, the previous #1. This also places xAI newest model among leading voice models such as GPT Live 1 by @OpenAI.
Congratulations to the @SpaceXSI team on taking the top spot!
Grok Voice 3.0 is now the world’s leading conversational voice model
SpaceXAI’s Grok Voice 3.0 is the new leading Speech to Speech model, debuting at #1 on the Artificial Analysis Speech to Speech Index at 86.9, while also being competitive on latency
Grok Voice 3.0 is @SpaceXSI 's successor to Grok Voice 2.0, a Speech to Speech model available through the SpaceXAI Realtime API at $0.08 per minute. We evaluated Grok Voice 3.0 with the Rex voice through the SpaceXAI Realtime API.
Key takeaways:
➤ Speech to Speech Index: Grok Voice 3.0 debuts at #1 at 86.9, ahead of GPT-Live-1 (Astra, medium) at 83.2, Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking (High) at 82.6 and GPT-Live-1 (Sol, low) at 80.1. It is up on Grok Voice 2.0 at 81.3 (+5.6 points) and Grok Voice 1.0 at 73.7 (+13.2 points), released just under six months ago. The Index averages Speech Reasoning (Big Bench Audio), Agentic Performance (Tau Voice), Arena Preference, and Task Success Rate
➤ Speech Agent Arena: Grok Voice 3.0 ranks #3 in preference at Elo 1070, behind Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Minimal (1100) and Gemini 3.8 Live (1088) and ahead of GPT-Live-1 (Sol, low) at 1057, and #1 on Task Success Rate at 94.8%, highest on the board, just ahead of Grok Voice 2.0 at 94.6%. Grok Voice 2.0 trails at Elo 1011
➤ Tau Voice: Grok Voice 3.0 takes the #2 spot on our Tau Voice benchmark implementation at 71.6%, behind GPT-Live-1 (Astra, medium) at 74.5% and ahead of Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking (High) at 68.6% and GPT-Live-1 (Sol, low) at 59.3% - up from 56.5% for Grok Voice 2.0
➤ Big Bench Audio: Grok Voice 3.0 scores 98.5% on audio reasoning, ahead of Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking (High) at 97.7% and Grok Voice 2.0 at 97.2%
➤ Speed: Average Time to First Audio on Big Bench Audio is 0.81 seconds for Grok Voice 3.0, well ahead of GPT-Live-1 (Sol, low) at 1.24s, GPT-Live-1 (Astra, medium) at 1.34s and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking (High) at 1.35s, though slower than Grok Voice 2.0 at 0.70s
➤ Cost: Grok Voice 3.0 costs $4.80 per hour of input audio, the same as Grok Voice 2.0. That is above GPT-Live-1 (Sol, low) at $4.47 and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking (High) at $3.50, cheaper than GPT-Live-1 (Astra, medium) at $5.83, and ~2.2x cheaper than GPT-Realtime-2.1 High at $10.75
Congrats to @elonmusk and the @SpaceXSI team 🚀
See below for more detail ⬇️
Larry Jing retweeted
SpaceXAI’s Grok Voice 3.0 is the new leading Speech to Speech model, debuting at #1 on the Artificial Analysis Speech to Speech Index at 86.9, while also being competitive on latency
Grok Voice 3.0 is @SpaceXSI 's successor to Grok Voice 2.0, a Speech to Speech model available through the SpaceXAI Realtime API at $0.08 per minute. We evaluated Grok Voice 3.0 with the Rex voice through the SpaceXAI Realtime API.
Key takeaways:
➤ Speech to Speech Index: Grok Voice 3.0 debuts at #1 at 86.9, ahead of GPT-Live-1 (Astra, medium) at 83.2, Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking (High) at 82.6 and GPT-Live-1 (Sol, low) at 80.1. It is up on Grok Voice 2.0 at 81.3 (+5.6 points) and Grok Voice 1.0 at 73.7 (+13.2 points), released just under six months ago. The Index averages Speech Reasoning (Big Bench Audio), Agentic Performance (Tau Voice), Arena Preference, and Task Success Rate
➤ Speech Agent Arena: Grok Voice 3.0 ranks #3 in preference at Elo 1070, behind Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Minimal (1100) and Gemini 3.8 Live (1088) and ahead of GPT-Live-1 (Sol, low) at 1057, and #1 on Task Success Rate at 94.8%, highest on the board, just ahead of Grok Voice 2.0 at 94.6%. Grok Voice 2.0 trails at Elo 1011
➤ Tau Voice: Grok Voice 3.0 takes the #2 spot on our Tau Voice benchmark implementation at 71.6%, behind GPT-Live-1 (Astra, medium) at 74.5% and ahead of Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking (High) at 68.6% and GPT-Live-1 (Sol, low) at 59.3% - up from 56.5% for Grok Voice 2.0
➤ Big Bench Audio: Grok Voice 3.0 scores 98.5% on audio reasoning, ahead of Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking (High) at 97.7% and Grok Voice 2.0 at 97.2%
➤ Speed: Average Time to First Audio on Big Bench Audio is 0.81 seconds for Grok Voice 3.0, well ahead of GPT-Live-1 (Sol, low) at 1.24s, GPT-Live-1 (Astra, medium) at 1.34s and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking (High) at 1.35s, though slower than Grok Voice 2.0 at 0.70s
➤ Cost: Grok Voice 3.0 costs $4.80 per hour of input audio, the same as Grok Voice 2.0. That is above GPT-Live-1 (Sol, low) at $4.47 and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking (High) at $3.50, cheaper than GPT-Live-1 (Astra, medium) at $5.83, and ~2.2x cheaper than GPT-Realtime-2.1 High at $10.75
Congrats to @elonmusk and the @SpaceXSI team 🚀
See below for more detail ⬇️
Intelligence and latency often come at a tradeoff for voice models - the graph below shows where the rest of the industry sits.
Grok Voice 3.0 refuses to pick between the two. Say hello to the new Pareto frontier!
Replying to @SpaceXSI
Grok Voice 3.0 achieves frontier performance in voice agent tasks at 40% lower latency. At SpaceX, it resolves 70% of Starlink support calls on its own.
Our latest voice model, Grok Voice 3.0, ranks #1 on @ArtificialAnlys. Try talking to it today!
Larry Jing retweeted
Grok Voice 3.0 achieves frontier performance in voice agent tasks at 40% lower latency. At SpaceX, it resolves 70% of Starlink support calls on its own.
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had a blast, was great to hear about the many ways folks are using @bot in seattle!
our grok @bot build night for engineers in seattle late last week 🙂
ty to our @grok voice celebs for demo'ing @parker__conrad @jingla
Cars used to just take you to work. Now they do some of it on the way.
You can now use Grok Bot and Connectors in your Tesla.
.@Grok in your Tesla can now do meaningful work for you
With Connectors, you can manage your inbox, clean up your calendar, or talk through existing files/chat/tasks – all hands-free
Larry Jing retweeted
Today we launched Connectors and Grok Bot in Tesla. Manage your inbox and calendar from the car, and delegate more challenging work to your Bots!
Grok Bot has just officially launched in @Tesla vehicles.
I got early access a couple weeks ago. You can order stuff on online (such as Amazon), manage your email, calendar, finances, or other tasks through Grok @Bot using just your voice in your Tesla.
There is no separate app, everything just lives within the existing Grok Voice interface in your Tesla (as shown in my Model Y below).
One good use case for Grok Bot in your Tesla: You get in, tell Grok Bot to order coffee at a location of your choice, and while your Tesla drives you to the coffee shop using FSD (Supervised), Grok places the order so it’s ready when you arrive.
Grok Bot in Tesla vehicles is currently only available to SuperGrok Heavy users, but will expand to more owners later. Connectors are available to all users.































