What is GPT-Live?
GPT-Live is OpenAI's current voice model for ChatGPT. It listens while it speaks, so you can interrupt or add a detail mid-answer, and it hands web searches, deeper reasoning and longer jobs to OpenAI's latest frontier model, then talks the result through.
It runs ChatGPT's voice mode on phone and web, and ChatGPT Voice in the desktop app, where it can start and steer Codex and ChatGPT Work tasks. Developers get it on the API as GPT-Live 1, whose knowledge stops at July 2025.
Does GPT-Live work in the ChatGPT phone app?
Yes. It runs ChatGPT's voice mode on iOS, Android and the web, and ChatGPT Voice in the desktop app, which adds task control on paid plans.
- Phone and web
- Tap the Voice button in ChatGPT on iOS, Android or the web; OpenAI rolled it out to every plan, Free included.
- Desktop app
- ChatGPT Voice can start, check and steer tasks in Chat, Work and Codex on Plus, Pro, Business, Edu and Enterprise.
- iPhone as a remote
- You can also use desktop ChatGPT Voice from an iPhone through Remote after pairing it with a desktop host.
- API
- Developers get it as GPT-Live 1 (gpt-live-1), billed at $0.05 a minute plus the backend model.
Who is GPT-Live best for?
GPT-Live is best for ChatGPT users who want to talk things through out loud, practise a language, or start and steer Codex and ChatGPT Work tasks by voice from the desktop app.
Talking ideas through
It keeps up a natural back-and-forth and pulls in a bigger model when a question needs research or reasoning.
Hands-free desktop work
You can start a task, check its progress or change direction by talking, without switching back to the keyboard.
Keeping several tasks moving
It can start separate tasks, check on running ones and bring blockers and results back into the conversation while work continues.
Showing ChatGPT your screen
On macOS, with Screen context on, it can capture your front window and use it as context for what you are asking.
What's included with GPT-Live?
Full-duplex talk, hand-offs to bigger GPT models, task control in the desktop app, screen context on macOS, and files and Projects in voice chats.
- Full-duplex conversation
- It listens while it talks, so you can interrupt, add a detail or change direction without waiting for it to finish.
- Hand-offs to frontier models
- Web searches, deeper reasoning and complex work go to OpenAI's latest frontier model in the background, and the answer comes back into the conversation.
- Task control on desktop
- In the desktop app it can start tasks in Chat, Work and Codex, check running ones and report blockers and results.
- Screen context on macOS
- Say "Take a look at this" and it captures your front window as context; organisations can switch this off.
- Files and Projects
- Voice chats can discuss an uploaded document or pick up a ChatGPT Project with its recent chats, sources and instructions.
How much does GPT-Live cost?
GPT-Live comes with ChatGPT's voice mode on every plan, Free included; ChatGPT Voice in the desktop app needs Plus at $20 a month or higher and uses $0.05 of your plan's usage a minute.
- GPT-Live voice mode on iOS, Android and the web
- No ChatGPT Voice in the desktop app
- GPT-Live voice mode on iOS, Android and the web
- No ChatGPT Voice in the desktop app
- Adds ChatGPT Voice in the desktop app
- Desktop voice and tasks share the plan's usage limits
- Buy ChatGPT credits when you run out
- ChatGPT Voice in the desktop app
- 5x or 20x the usage of Plus
Desktop voice draws on your plan's usage at $0.05 a minute, and the model that carries out the task you ask for is counted at its standard rate on top. ChatGPT Business costs $25 per user per month, or $20 billed yearly for 2 or more users, and includes desktop ChatGPT Voice; Enterprise and Edu are priced by sales. Workspaces billed in credits, and Plus and Pro users spending extra credits, pay 1.25 credits a minute for desktop voice. ChatGPT Voice does not work with an API key; developers use GPT-Live 1 on the API at $0.05 a minute. Prices are in US dollars. Full pricing on learn.chatgpt.com. We checked these prices on .
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GPT-Live pros and cons
It talks far more naturally than ChatGPT's old voice mode and borrows bigger models for hard questions, but it can cut in too eagerly, and hand-offs add waits.
Pros
- Conversation feels far more natural than ChatGPT's previous voice mode, early users say, with real back-and-forth instead of long monologues or replies that jump in at every pause.
- It hands web searches and harder questions to OpenAI's frontier models while it keeps talking, which users say removes the old voice mode's out-of-date, shallow answers.
- Language learners call it a patient tutor that follows their level and switches between languages within a reply.
- It comes with every ChatGPT plan's voice mode, Free included, with no separate fee.
Cons
- The voice model on its own is light: users say answers it does not hand off can be shallow or simply wrong.
- Some users find it too eager, cutting in at short pauses, filling gaps with "hmm" or "let me check", and paraphrasing everything back.
- Hand-offs add waiting: one developer saw two minutes pass for a one-line change in Codex, and others say it speaks slowly.
- It can mishear accented or non-native speech, and language learners report replies to things they never said.
What are the best GPT-Live alternatives?
Gemini for Google's apps, GPT-Live-1 to build the voice into your own product, and Sesame for a free voice-first companion.
GeminiFreeChoose it when you live in Google's apps: Gemini Live runs Google's 3.8 Live Extended Thinking model on the free plan, and paid Google AI plans add voice in Gmail, Keep and Docs.
GPT-Live-1PaidChoose it when you want the same kind of voice inside your own app or phone line; it costs $0.05 a minute on the API, and you can put any backend model behind it, including non-OpenAI ones.
SesameFreeChoose it when you want a voice-first companion for everyday questions and learning on iPhone; its preview is free, though new sign-ups may wait on a waitlist.
Questions about GPT-Live
What is GPT-Live?
GPT-Live is OpenAI's full-duplex voice model behind ChatGPT's voice mode, built for anyone who wants to talk with ChatGPT naturally while bigger GPT models handle search, reasoning and tasks.
Who is GPT-Live for?
GPT-Live is best for ChatGPT users who want to talk things through out loud, practise a language, or start and steer Codex and ChatGPT Work tasks by voice from the desktop app.
Is GPT-Live free?
Yes, in ChatGPT's voice mode: OpenAI rolled GPT-Live out to every ChatGPT plan, Free included, on iOS, Android and the web. ChatGPT Voice in the desktop app, which can start and steer tasks, needs Plus, Pro, Business, Edu or Enterprise.
Does GPT-Live cost extra in ChatGPT?
There is no separate fee. In the desktop app, voice chats draw on your ChatGPT plan's usage at $0.05 a minute, and the model that carries out your task is counted at its standard rate. Workspaces billed in credits pay 1.25 credits a minute for voice.
What are the best GPT-Live alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Gemini, GPT-Live-1 and Sesame.
Where can I try GPT-Live?
On its official website, openai.com.
How does GPT-Live answer hard questions?
It hands them off. OpenAI calls GPT-Live its smartest voice model, but for web searches, deeper reasoning or complex work it passes the question to OpenAI's latest frontier model behind the scenes and brings the answer back into the conversation.
Can I use GPT-Live in my own app?
Not through ChatGPT, whose voice does not work with an API key. Developers use the API model GPT-Live 1 instead, which costs $0.05 a minute billed per second, plus the normal cost of the backend model and tools it hands work to.
Can GPT-Live see my screen?
On macOS, yes. Turn on Screen context in Settings, Voice, then say "Take a look at this" and ChatGPT captures your front window, including text outside the visible area. Your organisation can turn this off.
Our verdict
GPT-Live, OpenAI's current voice model, makes ChatGPT's voice mode worth using for real conversations, not just quick questions.
It listens while it talks, hands hard questions to OpenAI's bigger models and comes with every ChatGPT plan; on desktop it can also start and steer Codex and ChatGPT Work tasks.
- Skip it for
- Anyone who needs precise answers from the voice alone, or who is bothered by being cut off mid-thought.
- Check first
- If you want desktop voice, confirm your plan includes it and watch how fast $0.05 a minute uses up your limits.
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