OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-Live-1.1 with New Multilingual Voices in ChatGPT, Codex and Dots

OpenAI is rolling out GPT-Live-1.1, its latest voice model, to ChatGPT Voice, Codex and Dots. The update brings new voices in French, German, Hindi, Mexican Spanish, Korean and Japanese, alongside a new English voice called Bubbie.

The company says the update is designed to make voice conversations feel more natural and to cut down on the back-and-forth where users repeatedly have to confirm or check information mid-conversation — a frustration that many users of voice AI have flagged since these tools first appeared.

What GPT-Live-1.1 Actually Does

GPT-Live models are built for full-duplex voice conversation. That means the system can listen and respond within the same interaction, rather than waiting for a user to finish speaking before processing a reply. It’s closer to how a phone call works than how a traditional voice assistant does.

ChatGPT Voice can display spoken responses alongside text and may support web search, memory, visual results, and images within the same chat. The experience, at least in principle, is meant to feel less like talking to a machine and more like talking to someone who’s actually following along.

OpenAI is rolling out two versions: GPT-Live-1.1 and GPT-Live-1.1 Quip, the latter described as a lighter, mini version of the model. Which one a user gets depends on their subscription plan.

New Voices and Languages

The six new language categories — French, German, Hindi, Mexican Spanish, Korean and Japanese — are named in OpenAI’s Help Centre release notes. The new English voice, Bubbie, is also listed there. OpenAI has not independently verified the total number of new voices introduced, and the company notes that voice options may vary by region and account.

For their part, the earlier GPT-Live-1 rollout covered ChatGPT on iOS, Android and the ChatGPT website. This update follows that same path.

But it’s worth being clear about what hasn’t been confirmed. The retrieved material doesn’t independently verify OpenAI’s performance claims about accent quality or how reliably the reduced-confirmation feature works across each language. Users will need to judge that for themselves once the rollout reaches their account.

API Access Still Pending

Developers are watching for API access. OpenAI described the GPT-Live-1.1 API release as forthcoming in its announcement. The earlier GPT-Live-1 model is already available via the API — priced at USD 0.05 per minute for the front-end voice layer, which works out at around 4p per minute at current exchange rates — but GPT-Live-1.1 API availability has not been independently verified with a confirmed launch date.

Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, has spoken publicly about voice as a central part of the company’s product direction, though he made no specific statement about GPT-Live-1.1 that was available in the retrieved material for this article.

Once API access does open up, businesses and public services could use it to build voice-enabled applications — customer service tools, accessibility aids, language support services. That potential is real, even if the timeline isn’t confirmed yet.

Privacy Worth Keeping in Mind

Voice tools process spoken user input, which means they handle data differently from typed queries. Users should think about what they say aloud during voice sessions and check their account privacy settings. OpenAI’s own guidance recommends avoiding sharing sensitive personal information unnecessarily through any of its products.

That’s not a knock on the technology. It’s just sensible practice — the same advice that applies to any voice-enabled service, from smart speakers to phone banking.

What This Means for Kent Residents

Kent residents using ChatGPT may find the new voice options appearing in their app as the rollout reaches their account and region, though availability will depend on subscription plan and regional settings — so it’s worth checking the Voice section in ChatGPT settings. For multilingual households, people learning a language, or anyone who finds typing difficult, the expanded language support and more natural voice interaction could make the tool noticeably more useful day-to-day. No Kent public body — including Kent County Council, Medway Council or NHS Kent and Medway ICB — has been confirmed as adopting GPT-Live-1.1, so for now this is a consumer story rather than a local public services one.