The Vergecast · Thursday, July 9, 2026
OpenAI has updated ChatGPT's voice mode with a new model, which the company states is significantly more capable than the previous version. The old voice model was based on a two-year-old system and was criticized for providing poor responses.
“Meanwhile, OpenAI is finally upgrading ChatGPT's voice mode with a new model that it says is far more capable.”
“ChatGPT's voice mode has been on a two-year-old model until now.”
“And it's been pretty bad.”