TTFT-First Benchmark Ranks Lowest-Latency Voice and Realtime Agent APIs

A new benchmark evaluates inference APIs for voice and realtime agents, arguing TTFT alone misleads because TTS can't speak until a full clause arrives. It ranks providers by end-to-end latency, not just time to first token.
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