OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode feature to the web, letting users talk to the AI chatbot right from their browser. The company’s chief product officer, Kevin Weil, announced the launch on X.
The feature, which makes ChatGPT more natural to speak with, is rolling out to ChatGPT’s paying customers this week, which means you need to be a Plus, Enterprise, Teams or Edu subscriber to access it.
The web launch follows the debut of OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode in ChatGPT’s iOS and Android apps in September.
Advanced Voice Mode uses OpenAI’s GPT-4o’s native audio capabilities to allow for natural, real-time conversations between users and ChatGPT. The chatbot is able to understand and respond to non-verbal cues, including things like your talking speed. The chatbot can also respond with emotion.
To start a voice conversation on the web, you need to select the Voice icon on the bottom-right of ChatGPT’s prompt window. You will then have to give your browser permission to access your computer’s microphone. Once you have started a voice conversation, you will be taken to a screen with a blue orb in the center.
You can choose from nine output voices for ChatGPT, each of which has its own tone and character. For instance, you can select “Arbor,” which is “easygoing and versatile,” or, you can choose “Ember,” which is “confident and optimistic.”
Weil says OpenAI will look to roll out the feature to free users in “the coming weeks.”
Users on a Plus and Team subscription are subject to a limit each day when using Advanced Voice Mode. According to a help page on the feature, daily limits may change. OpenAI will notify you when you have 15 minutes left of advanced voice for the day. Free users will get access to a monthly preview to try the feature.
