Powered by GPT-Live, ChatGPT Voice lets you talk through ideas and coordinate tasks in Chat, Work, and Codex in the ChatGPT desktop app. Start work, check progress, or change direction without switching back to typing.
ChatGPT Voice is available in the ChatGPT desktop app with ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, and Enterprise plans. Enterprise and Edu availability begins with a two-week early-access period before the feature becomes available by default. You can also use ChatGPT Voice through Remote on iOS after pairing your phone with a desktop host. Availability also depends on rollout status and workspace settings. See feature availability.
Start talking
- Open a new, empty chat or task in the ChatGPT desktop app.
- Select Start new voice chat before sending a message.
- The first time you start a voice chat, allow microphone access, choose a voice, and review screen context on macOS.
- Start talking. Select End when you finish.
A chat or task must begin in voice mode to use ChatGPT Voice. Chats or tasks that start in another mode offer voice dictation instead. To resume an earlier voice chat, open it and select Start voice chat.
You can set a shortcut in Settings > Voice > Voice chat hotkey.
Have a conversation
ChatGPT Voice supports natural turn-taking. You can interrupt ChatGPT during a response, ask a follow-up, or change direction. If ChatGPT starts work, keep talking to check progress or steer the task.
Delegate and coordinate work
ChatGPT Voice can start separate threads for longer tasks, check existing threads, and send follow-up instructions. It brings progress, blockers, and results back to your voice conversation so you can keep talking while work continues.
For example:
- “Review today’s launch brief and summarize decisions that need approval.”
- “Start a Codex task to run the tests and investigate anything that doesn’t pass.”
- “Check active tasks and summarize anything blocking progress.”
ChatGPT Voice follows the same permissions as the tasks it directs in Chat, Work, and Codex in the ChatGPT desktop app.
Show ChatGPT what you see
On macOS, turn on Screen context in Settings > Voice, then say, “Take a look at this.” ChatGPT can take an appshot of your frontmost window and use it as context. Your organization can disable this capability.
An appshot can include the window’s image and accessible text, including content outside the visible scroll area. macOS may request Screen & System Audio Recording and Accessibility permissions. Avoid sharing windows that contain sensitive information, including text outside the visible scroll area.
ChatGPT Voice and voice dictation
Use ChatGPT Voice for a live conversation with ChatGPT. Use voice dictation when you only want to turn speech into prompt text before sending it.
Limits and troubleshooting
Only one voice chat can be active across the ChatGPT desktop app at a time. Voice conversations use a separate, plan-dependent allowance measured in rolling five-hour windows. Tasks started through Voice continue to use your Codex usage budget. ChatGPT notifies you when you reach either limit. See Voice pricing and limits.
If you can’t start a voice chat, confirm that ChatGPT Voice is available for your plan, rollout, and workspace. Then check microphone permissions and whether a voice chat is already active in another app window. If screen context isn’t available, check Settings > Voice, Appshots permissions, and your organization’s restrictions.