Introducing GPT-Live

Update July 31, 2026: Supported audio generated with GPT‑Live through ChatGPT Voice and the OpenAI API now includes SynthID watermarking. Our public verification tool can now detect OpenAI provenance signals in supported audio files, and we’ve introduced API access for verification so developers and organizations can incorporate provenance checks into their own workflows. These updates build on the safety approach described below and our broader work to make OpenAI-generated content easier to identify.

We’re launching GPT‑Live, a new generation of voice models that make talking with AI feel much more like having a real conversation.

GPT‑Live is built on a full-duplex architecture, meaning it can listen and speak at the same time. During conversations, GPT‑Live can show it’s paying attention with phrases like “mhmm” or “yeah”, engage in quick back-and-forth, or just stay quiet when you need a moment to think. The result is a voice experience that is refreshingly easy to talk to.

First, we built GPT‑Live for continuous interaction using a full-duplex architecture . Instead of processing a sequence of separate messages, GPT‑Live continuously processes input while generating output. The model can therefore make interaction decisions many times per second: whether to speak, continue listening, pause, interrupt, or invoke a tool.

Some answers are more useful when you can see them. While you’re talking, ChatGPT can now show rich visual cards for topics like weather, stocks, sports, and more. Voice also continues to support search, memory, images, and file uploads.

We’re committed to supporting safety and well-being and will keep strengthening these protections as we learn from real-world use.

τ³-Voice Telecom (internal variant)**: GPT‑Live‑1 outperforms Advanced Voice Mode on τ³-Voice Telecom, which tests voice agents on realistic, multi-turn telecom support tasks.

Because voice conversations unfold in real time, we also built safeguards that can act while the model is speaking. When the system detects potentially unsafe output, it can steer the model toward a safer response, surface additional safety messaging or resources, or end the voice conversation in higher-risk cases. For conversations involving self-harm, we adapted ChatGPT’s support flows for voice, including offering expert-vetted crisis helpline support.

We designed additional protections to support teen users, and trained age-appropriate behavior directly into the model to reduce the risk of inappropriate responses. Parents can choose whether their teen can use ChatGPT Voice through Parental Controls, and linked parents may be notified in higher-risk situations involving signs of potential self-harm or suicidal intent.

GPT‑Live is also our smartest voice model yet. For questions that require web search, deeper reasoning, or more complex work, it delegates to our latest frontier model behind the scenes and brings the result back into the conversation when it’s ready. While it works, GPT‑Live can keep talking with you and maintain the flow of conversation. At launch, GPT‑Live will use GPT‑5.5 in the background. As we release new frontier models, we’ll continuously update the model used by GPT‑Live.

These advances power a new ChatGPT Voice experience that is more intelligent and natural to use. Over time, we believe this research will also unlock the ability to use voice for increasingly complex, longer-running, and more agentic work.

We’re beginning to roll out two versions of GPT‑Live – GPT‑Live‑1 and GPT‑Live‑1 mini – to ChatGPT users globally today. We also plan to bring them to the API soon, and developers and enterprises can sign up to be notified using this form ⁠ .