Two major product launches in the Conversational AI space are compared: ElevenLabs' Conversational AI orchestration platform and OpenAI's Realtime API. ElevenLabs offers an end-to-end solution that transcribes speech to text, integrates with a custom knowledge base, and generates responses using an LLM, while also providing monitoring, analytics, a testing framework, and voice cloning capabilities. In contrast, OpenAI's Realtime API processes audio directly, skipping the transcription step, which potentially reduces latency but restricts flexibility, as it only supports OpenAI models and lacks built-in analytics or voice cloning. ElevenLabs provides over 3,000 voice options and allows integration with various LLMs, whereas OpenAI offers six voice options. Pricing differs, with ElevenLabs charging $0.08 per minute on its business plan, and OpenAI costing approximately $0.30 per minute overall. The choice between the two depends on users' needs for latency, flexibility, and integration capabilities.