OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-Live-1.1 in ChatGPT Voice, With Six New Language Voices and Better Accents
OpenAI’s updated full-duplex voice model, plus a smaller “Quip” version, is rolling out to ChatGPT users with new French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Mexican Spanish voices. API access is “coming soon.”
By 1EyeAI Desk ·
OpenAI said on Oct. 15, 2026 that it is rolling out GPT-Live-1.1 and GPT-Live-1.1 Quip, a smaller version of the model, in ChatGPT Voice. According to OpenAI’s release notes, the update brings more natural accents across languages and a wider range of short phrases when the assistant is searching, cutting down on the repeated “checking…” filler.
New Live voices include options for French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Mexican Spanish, plus a new English voice called Bubbie. OpenAI says the voices you see may vary by region and account. In an announcement on its developer forum, the company said the update reaches Voice in ChatGPT, Codex and dots (its always-on agents), is “rolling out today to all users,” and is “coming soon to the API.”
OpenAI’s system card describes both models as full-duplex, meaning they listen and speak at the same time and can handle pauses and interruptions. GPT-Live-1.1 replaces GPT-Live-1, which launched in July, and is the default voice model for Plus and higher plans; Quip replaces GPT-Live-1 mini and is the default for everyone else. The system card says the new models’ safety results are largely at parity with their predecessors, but it also reports statistically significant regressions for GPT-Live-1.1 in some evaluation categories, including sexual content, mental health, emotional reliance and gore, which OpenAI says needs more research.
OpenAI’s Voice help page lists daily limits: limited Quip access on Free, 3 hours of Quip on Go, 3 hours of GPT-Live-1.1 on Plus, 15 hours on the $100 Pro plan and unlimited on the $200 Pro plan.
What this means for you: If you use ChatGPT Voice, update the app and pick a new voice in Settings > Voice. If you speak one of the six new languages, it should sound more natural. Developers will have to wait for API access.