ChatGPT’s Voice Mode update is coming next week: 3 new features subscribers will get

Live translation, sound effects, and more.
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ChatGPT is getting more features for paying members. Credit: Jaque Silva/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

If you pay for ChatGPT, your subscription is about to get some more value for your money.

According to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, the alpha rollout for ChatGPT's new Voice Mode update will be available to ChatGPT Plus members at some point next week. This update was initially promised for June, but got delayed by a month. It’s unclear whether all Plus members will receive the feature simultaneously or if it will be rolled out more gradually. But rest assured that it is happening.

ChatGPT Voice Mode update: 3 new features

The new update for ChatGPT Voice Mode will purportedly allow users to have realistically paced voice conversations with ChatGPT, thanks to newly reduced response times. There are also some other neat utility features it can do now. According to Tom's Guide, the Voice Mode update will add at least three new features to ChatGPT:


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  • Live translate between languages

  • Create sound effects while telling stories

  • Do custom character voices

It's been a big week for ChatGPT, which announced the imminent rollout of its SearchGPT search engine just days ago. Whether it's through voice conversations or text searches, OpenAI's signature chatbot is certainly getting a workout as 2024 goes on.

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Alex Perry is a tech reporter at Mashable who primarily covers video games and consumer tech. Alex has spent most of the last decade reviewing games, smartphones, headphones, and laptops, and he doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. He is also a Pisces, a cat lover, and a Kansas City sports fan. Alex can be found on Bluesky at yelix.bsky.social.

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