BREAKING
OpenAI Launches GPT-Live Voice System
Turn-Based vs Full-Duplex
Old: Advanced Voice
Turn-based
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Waits for you to finish
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Cascaded speech pipeline
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Higher latency
New: GPT-Live
Full-duplex
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Listens and speaks at once
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Handles interruptions
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Reacts to um and mhmm
How GPT-Live Handles a Chat
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Process incoming audio
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Decide many times/sec
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Pause or interrupt
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Respond naturally
Two Versions, Runs on GPT-5.5
GPT-Live-1
Paid default
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Runs on GPT-5.5
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Instant, Medium, High effort
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Auto-updates to new models
GPT-Live-1 mini
Free tier
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Lighter version
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iOS, Android and web
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Same core experience
New Features and Remaining Gaps
A Higher Bar for Voice AI
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OpenAI has launched GPT-Live, a new full-duplex voice system for ChatGPT.