ChatGPT Voice moves to GPT-Live-1.1 and adds new voices for six languages
ChatGPT Voice is getting a new model and more voices to choose from. OpenAI says it is slowly releasing GPT-Live-1.1 and a smaller version called GPT-Live-1.1 Quip. Both versions offer more natural-sounding accents in different languages.
OpenAI's example of a weather card that ChatGPT Voice can show while speaking. Image: OpenAI
New voices are available for French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Mexican Spanish. There is also a new English voice called Bubbie. OpenAI says the voices available to each person may differ depending on their region and account.
Six languages get their own voices with more natural accents
The main change is for people who speak to ChatGPT in languages other than English. The new voices offer French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Mexican Spanish speakers options designed for their languages.
To choose a voice, open Settings, go to Voice, and select Voice.
The model you can use depends on your plan. OpenAI's Voice help page says Plus, Pro and Business users get GPT-Live-1.1, while Free and Go users get the smaller Quip model. Plus users can use the full model for three hours a day. Pro users, whose plan costs $200 per month, have no fixed usage limit.
OpenAI's example of a sports card shown by ChatGPT Voice. Image: OpenAI
ChatGPT Voice now gives clearer updates when it searches the web
The update also changes what Voice says while you wait for an answer. OpenAI says GPT-Live now uses more kinds of short phrases to tell you that it is searching the web. These spoken updates are especially helpful when you cannot see the screen.
GPT-Live is the family of models that powers ChatGPT Voice. While speaking, it can also show visual answers on the screen, such as cards with weather, stock market and sports information.
OpenAI's example of a map shown by ChatGPT Voice. Image: OpenAI
Smart glasses owners use Voice to reach ChatGPT when there is no screen
For people using ChatGPT without a keyboard, Voice is the main way to interact with it. Smart glasses owners can already use ChatGPT through apps such as OpenVision, which works with Ray-Ban Meta glasses through a ChatGPT subscription. More natural German or Japanese accents can make this kind of use feel less awkward for people outside the US.
The update is being released gradually, so some accounts may not have the new voices yet.