If you talk to ChatGPT, the voice you use is about to change. OpenAI says it will switch off Advanced voice and Standard voice on 11 December 2026, which leaves GPT-Live as the only voice mode in the app.
The company says the move follows how people already behave. Voice use has nearly doubled since GPT-Live arrived earlier this year, and OpenAI says almost everyone who speaks to ChatGPT now does so through it. Standard and Advanced had been running alongside the newer model, so ChatGPT currently offers three ways to hold a spoken conversation.
One piece of the older system stays for now. Live video and screen sharing in voice chats still run on Advanced voice, and OpenAI plans to keep it for those until GPT-Live can do them itself. The company has not given a date for that, so the Advanced voice name will outlive the deadline for anyone who uses the camera or shares a screen while talking.
OpenAI also plans to carry features from Standard and Advanced over to GPT-Live. Anyone who chose an older mode for a particular voice or behaviour will find out only after the switch what made the journey, since the retirement date is fixed and the feature transfer has no timetable attached.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT release notes are where the company logs changes like this one. If you rely on one of the older voices, 11 December is the date to plan around, and updating the app to the current version is the first thing to check.
