'ChatGPT Voice' is now available to free users. Here's how to speak with it.

Amid all the drama, OpenAI is still shipping new features
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ChatGPT's voice chat, a feature that lets you use vocal-based prompts to converse with OpenAI's chatbot, is now available to all users.

Despite OpenAI's drama and chaos causing shockwaves in the media, it looks like employees are still keeping their heads on straight to maintain and improve ChatGPT.

How to use ChatGPT Voice

Total Time
  • 3 minutes
What You Need
  • iPhone or Android

Step 1: Fire up ChatGPT on your phone

Make sure the app is updated. You can do this by going to the app's page in the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

ChatGPT icon on iPhone 15 Pro Max
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Step 2: Click on the headphones icon

You'll find the headphones icon on the right — near the message field.

Headphones icon inside ChatGPT app
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Step 3: Tap on "Choose a Voice"

It's the blue button. You can't miss it!

ChatGPT Voice button that prompts you to choose a vocal preference
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Step 4: Listen to each voice and choose your favorite.

There are five to choose from: Breeze, Ember, Cove, Juniper and Sky

ChatGPT's five voices
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Step 5: ChatGPT is listening now. Start talking.

You can begin having a natural conversation with the AI chatbot.

ChatGPT Voice UI
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Previously, the feature was only available to ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise users with access to an iPhone or iPad. Now everyone, even non-paying users, can enjoy ChatGPT's new voice capabilities.

Topics ChatGPT

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Kimberly Gedeon
East Coast Tech Editor

Kimberly Gedeon is a tech explorer who enjoys doing deep dives into the most popular gadgets, from the latest iPhones to the most immersive VR headsets. She's drawn to strange, avant-garde, bizarre tech, whether it's a 3D laptop, a gaming rig that can transform into a briefcase, or smart glasses that can capture video. Her journalism career kicked off about a decade ago at MadameNoire where she covered tech and business before landing as a tech editor at Laptop Mag in 2020.


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