ChatGPT voice feature goes free on both Android and iOS platforms.
OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT’s voice feature is now available to all users. Initially launched for paid users back in September this year, OpenAI has started rolling out this feature on Android and iOS versions of the app for free users from November 22 . The voice feature allows users to interact and receive responses using a voice assistant instead of text.
On social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the official ChatGPT handle posted “ChatGPT with voice is now available to all free users. Download the app on your phone and tap the headphones icon to start a conversation.”
OpenAI has now extended ChatGPT with voice feature to all the users, allowing users to interact and receive responses using voice instead of text. OpenAI has pushed an update to the Android and iOS versions of the app that enables the ChatGPT voice feature for everyone.
OpenAI’s ex-president and co-founder, Greg Brockman, who recently joined Microsoft along with Sam Altman has endorsed this announcement on X, saying “ChatGPT Voice rolled out for all free users. Give it a try — totally changes the ChatGPT experience.”
Right now, ChatGPT offers five different voices, which include Breeze, Ember, Juniper, Cove, and Sky. Users can select either of these voices from the speech section in the settings menu.
- The free version of the ChatGPT app is also based on the GPT 3.5 model, which also has a bit of a limitation, especially when compared to the more recent GPT-4 Turbo, which was recently made available for the GPT Plus subscribers, which costs $20 a month.
- However, right now, OpenAI has paused the ChatGPT Plus subscription service, which is expected to resume in the coming days, and according to the company, it has taken this measure, as it is running out of capacity to handle the needs of the users.
How to use ChatGPT voice feature
The Voice Feature Allows Users To Interact And Receive Responses Using A Voice Assistant Instead Of Text
Tap on the headphone icon on the bottom right corner of the chat screen.
Next, tap on the ‘Choose a Voice’ button to select the voice of the voice assistant from the provided options.
Select a voice and hit the confirm button. (You can change the voice later if required)
Start speaking to input a voice prompt or to start a conversation with the chat bot.
Audio clips are not saved, but ChatGPT does provide voice transcriptions in the chat history. The feature also auto-detects the input language, however, users can specify a preferred language in the settings menu for more accurate detection.
