BREAKING
OpenAI Unveils 'GPT-Live' Voice Model
Full-Duplex: Listens While Speaking
Turn-Based vs Full-Duplex
Old Voice Mode
Turn-based
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No mid-speech interrupt
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Unnatural pauses
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Higher latency
GPT-Live
Full-duplex
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Real-time barge-in
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Backchannels like mhmm
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Natural pause detection
Two Variants Rolling Out Globally
GPT-Live-1
Paid
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Go / Plus / Pro tiers
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API coming soon
GPT-Live-1 mini
Free
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Free users
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API coming soon
New Features and Agentic Use
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Live translation
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Emotional tone
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Context retention
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Delegate to GPT-5.5
Natural, But Benchmarks Pending
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OpenAI has launched GPT-Live, a new voice model for ChatGPT's voice mode.