OpenAI announced GPT-Live-1.1 on October 15, 2026, saying rollout to ChatGPT Voice, Codex, and dots was beginning that day; it also described API access as coming soon (announcement).
The voices and changes OpenAI describes
OpenAI’s release notes list new voice options for French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, and Mexican Spanish, and name Bubbie as a new English voice. The six entries are language categories, not a count of individual voices.
OpenAI also says GPT-Live-1.1 brings more natural accents and a wider range of short phrases while Live searches.
Choose an available ChatGPT voice
In ChatGPT, go to Settings > Voice, then select Voice. The choices shown can vary by region and account, according to OpenAI’s release notes.
The Quip version
OpenAI describes GPT-Live-1.1 Quip as a mini version of the model.
