# gpt-realtime

6 Hacker News commenters recommended gpt-realtime and 6 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for low-latency speech-to-speech and strong capabilities. Caveat: critics say it is expensive, with weaker full-duplex overlap.

## Why people recommend it

- Very low latency streaming (2 comments): "very similar results with low latency streaming which gives you this feeling of an assistant that is there in the room with you" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48837198)) "very low latency speech-to-speech but quite expensive" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47229254))
- Capable, robust model (2 comments): "Love the models, speed, and capabilities." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47136386)) "gpt is super good, seemingly more robust" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48071063))

## What people warn about

- Expensive for voice use (2 comments): "very low latency speech-to-speech but quite expensive" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47229254)) "ended up spending near $1" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49119205))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [GPT-Live](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gpt-live.md): 72 recommend
- [Gemini Live](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gemini-3-8-live.md): 50 recommend
- [Nvidia PersonaPlex 7B](https://hackerapproved.com/p/personaplex.md): 14 recommend
- [Sesame voice demo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sesame.md): 5 recommend
- [Unmute](https://hackerapproved.com/p/unmute-sh.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://openai.com/api/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "gpt-realtime", https://hackerapproved.com/p/gpt-realtime-2/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).