ChatGPT retires 2 voice modes on 11 December

OpenAI will retire 2 ChatGPT voice modes, Advanced and Standard, on the 11th of December 2026, the company said on its help pages. Users will move to GPT-Live, its newer voice model.

OpenAI told users about the change on the 10th of November. Until the deadline, people can keep using the old modes, OpenAI said.

Why OpenAI is making the change

OpenAI launched GPT-Live in July. Since then voice use has nearly doubled, and almost all voice users now use GPT-Live, the company said.

GPT-Live can listen and speak at the same time, OpenAI said. It can also pass hard questions to OpenAI's text models while the talk goes on.

How the old modes worked

Advanced Voice had to wait for the user to stop speaking before it answered, OpenAI said. Standard Voice chained 3 models that heard speech, wrote an answer and read it aloud.

What stays the same

Old voice chats stay in ChatGPT history and can go on in text or voice, OpenAI said. Live video and screen sharing keep using Advanced Voice until GPT-Live can do them.

Custom GPTs, which are user made versions of ChatGPT, keep Advanced Voice until they retire on the 11th of December, OpenAI said.

Below we break down the dates

From the notice on the 10th of November to the 11th of December is 31 days, by our arithmetic. From the 12th of November, users have 29 days left.

What is confirmed and what is not

OpenAI did not give a date for live video in GPT-Live. Some users on X said they will miss the old voices.

Key facts

Advanced and Standard Voice end on the 11th of December 2026.

All voice users move to GPT-Live.

Old voice chats stay in ChatGPT history.

Live video keeps Advanced Voice for now.