ChatGPT Voice Gets GPT Live 1.1: More Natural Accents and New Voices in 6 Languages
On 20 Oct 2026 ChatGPT Voice moved to GPT Live 1.1 and GPT-Live-1.1 Quip, with more natural accents and new voices in French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Mexican Spanish. How to switch voices, how much voice time each plan gets, and what it can't do.
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Research-based overview: we have not tested this hands-on yet, so there is no score. Facts come from the makers' own pages, linked below.
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Key takeaway: GPT Live 1.1 (written GPT-Live-1.1 by OpenAI) is the new model behind ChatGPT Voice, rolled out on 20 October 2026 with a smaller sibling, GPT-Live-1.1 Quip. OpenAI says it brings more natural accents across languages, and there are new voices for French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Mexican Spanish. Free users get a limited amount of Quip; paid plans get more time. OpenAI’s note covers ChatGPT Voice only, not the developer API.
- What’s new: GPT-Live-1.1 and GPT-Live-1.1 Quip, more natural accents, more varied phrases while it searches, and a new English voice called Bubbie. (release notes)
- Where to switch: Settings > Voice > Voice. “Voices may vary by region and account.”
- Not included: video and screen sharing. Those stay in Advanced Voice. (ChatGPT Voice help)
Research-based news. We haven’t tried the new voices ourselves yet. Facts come from OpenAI’s release notes and help page, checked 22 October 2026, with the voice-time table and prices rechecked 23 October 2026. Prices are in US dollars (USD).
What changed on 20 October
The ChatGPT release notes dated 20 October 2026 say ChatGPT Voice now uses GPT-Live-1.1, plus GPT-Live-1.1 Quip, a smaller model. OpenAI says the update gives more natural accents across languages and more varied phrases while it looks things up. The help page describes it as a voice that listens and speaks at the same time.
The new GPT Live 1.1 voices, by language
| Language | Voices |
|---|---|
| French | Aube, Rivage |
| German | Sonna, Miko |
| Hindi | Leher, Neer |
| Japanese | Himari, Rindō |
| Korean | Haetsal, Hanul |
| Mexican Spanish | Tinta, Arrullo |
| English (new) | Bubbie |
| Base voices | Arbor, Breeze, Cove, Ember, Juniper, Maple, Sol, Spruce, Vale |
The help page also lists two Brazilian Portuguese voices, Viola and Rio. They aren’t in the 20 October release note, so we don’t count them as part of this launch. (help page)
How to switch your voice
Open Settings > Voice > Voice and pick one. The help page also shows a Language option under Settings > Voice. Which voices you see “may vary by region and account”. OpenAI’s preset personalities don’t apply to GPT-Live.
How much voice time each plan gets
Limits run over a rolling 24 hours (the last 24 hours, not a calendar day). From the ChatGPT Voice help page, checked 23 Oct 2026:
| Plan | Voice time |
|---|---|
| Free | Limited, GPT-Live-1.1 Quip |
| Go | 3 hours (Quip) |
| Plus | 3 hours |
| Pro ($100/month) | 15 hours |
| Pro ($200/month) | Unlimited, “subject to abuse guardrails” |
| Business Standard | 3 hours, then 1.25 credits a minute |
| Business Premium | 15 hours, then 1.25 credits a minute |
| Enterprise (USD usage billing) | $0.05 a minute |
For reference, Go is $8 a month and Plus $20 a month, both billed monthly only (US prices, from OpenAI’s ChatGPT Learn pricing page, checked 23 Oct 2026). The help page also lists K-12 teachers (3 hours), legacy Enterprise and Edu plans (3 hours), and Enterprise, Edu and Clinicians plans on credit-based pricing (1.25 credits a minute).
What it can and can’t do
- Can: use web search, memory, plugins and connected apps, and take text and images in the same chat.
- Can’t: video or screen sharing. Advanced Voice still does those.
- Not built for groups: it isn’t optimised for conversations with several speakers.
- Transcripts aren’t word-for-word.
Useful for business owners and creators
These are our ideas, not OpenAI features:
- Practise a tricky call in your customers’ language, such as explaining a price rise in Hindi or Korean, before you make it for real.
- Talk through a video outline on a walk, then ask for a written list of points. If you’d rather turn those talked-through ideas into weekly clips, AIFix Autopilot handles clipping and posting for creators.
- Rehearse a podcast intro and ask for feedback on pacing.
ChatGPT Voice is a personal assistant. It doesn’t answer your business phone. Need your phone answered, not just a voice chat? AIFix Automation sets up AI assistants that answer and book, on accounts in your name; both are our own services. To compare ready-made options, see our AI receptionist comparison. For developer voice agents, see our ElevenLabs Realtime news.
Privacy note
OpenAI’s help page says voice audio clips are kept for 30 days.
What we checked, and what we’ll test
On 22 October 2026 we read the 20 October entry in the ChatGPT release notes and the ChatGPT Voice help page, including its plan table. We haven’t used the new voices yet. When we do, we’ll compare one Hindi and one French voice on a short booking-style conversation and note any limits we hit.
FAQ
What is GPT Live 1.1?
The model behind ChatGPT Voice from 20 October 2026, alongside the smaller GPT-Live-1.1 Quip.
Is there a GPT Live 1.1 API?
We found nothing about it. OpenAI’s note covers ChatGPT Voice only.
Is it free?
Free users get a limited allowance of GPT-Live-1.1 Quip. Paid plans get more time (see the table above).
How do I change the voice?
Settings > Voice > Voice. Available voices may vary by region and account.
Sources
- ChatGPT release notes (20 Oct 2026 entry), OpenAI Help Center, 2026 (checked 22 Oct 2026)
- ChatGPT Voice, OpenAI Help Center, 2026 (checked 23 Oct 2026)
- AIFix Automation, AIFix (checked 23 Oct 2026)
- Autopilot, AIFix (checked 23 Oct 2026)
This post was drafted with help from an AI assistant, then checked, edited and approved by Numan Malik.
Numan Malik, Founder, AIFix. Reviewed and approved by Numan before publishing. More about Numan · Editorial policy
