Do free users get ChatGPT Voice on the desktop app?

No. ChatGPT Voice in the desktop app is limited to paid ChatGPT plans: Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, and Enterprise. Free-tier users still get the mobile voice experience but do not see the new voice icon in the desktop app v26.715 rollout.

What is GPT-Live, the model behind ChatGPT Voice on desktop?

GPT-Live is OpenAI's speech-to-speech model that powers the new ChatGPT Voice. It replaces the older Advanced Voice Mode pipeline with a single low-latency model that handles turn-taking, tone, and interruption inside the desktop app, and works alongside Codex, Computer Use, ChatGPT Work, and local file access.

What is Appshots in ChatGPT Voice on Mac?

Appshots is a macOS-only feature in ChatGPT Voice that lets the assistant see the app you have in the foreground while you talk. You can ask about the code editor, spreadsheet, or design tool on screen without pasting anything, and ChatGPT reasons over the visible content. Appshots is opt-in per session.

Does ChatGPT Voice on desktop replace Advanced Voice Mode?

Yes. OpenAI is rebranding the feature: Advanced Voice Mode is being folded into ChatGPT Voice, which now runs on GPT-Live. Mobile keeps the same voice; the desktop app is what changes with v26.715, adding parity for Mac and Windows users who previously had to switch to phones for spoken chats.

OpenAI · 2026-07-23 · major

ChatGPT Voice lands on desktop — OpenAI puts GPT-Live in the Mac and Windows apps

OpenAI put ChatGPT Voice, powered by its new GPT-Live model, in the Mac and Windows desktop apps (v26.715). Paid tiers get it globally, plus a Mac-only 'Appshots' mode that lets the assistant see the active window while you talk.

Person wearing headphones at a laptop, illustrating ChatGPT Voice arriving on the desktop app — Getty Images via Fortune

ChatGPT Voice, powered by OpenAI's new GPT-Live model, is now inside the Mac and Windows apps.

Quick facts

Maker	OpenAI
Feature	ChatGPT Voice in the desktop app
Voice model	GPT-Live
App version	ChatGPT desktop 26.715
Platforms	macOS and Windows
Plans	Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, Enterprise
Mac-only extra	Appshots (voice sees the active window)
Rollout	Global, from 23 July 2026

What is it?

ChatGPT Voice on desktop is OpenAI's spoken-conversation experience for the Mac and Windows ChatGPT apps, arriving in version 26.715. It uses a new speech model called GPT-Live for low-latency turn-taking, and every paid tier gets it globally from 23 July 2026.

How does it work?

GPT-Live is a single speech-in, speech-out model that handles interruption and prosody without stitching separate transcription and TTS stages. Inside the desktop app the voice interface plugs into the same tools ChatGPT already has: Codex, Computer Use, ChatGPT Work, plugins, and local files. On Mac the new Appshots mode lets the assistant look at the active window to answer questions about what you have open.

Why does it matter?

Voice used to be a phone thing, so anyone working in an IDE or spreadsheet had to swap devices to ask ChatGPT out loud. Bringing GPT-Live to the desktop app keeps the conversation on the same machine where the work lives, and Appshots turns the assistant into a screen-aware pair programmer or reviewer without the copy-paste tax.

Who is it for?

Paid ChatGPT users on Mac or Windows who want a hands-free assistant while coding, writing, or reviewing on-screen work

Frequently asked questions

Do free users get ChatGPT Voice on the desktop app?: No. ChatGPT Voice in the desktop app is limited to paid ChatGPT plans: Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, and Enterprise. Free-tier users still get the mobile voice experience but do not see the new voice icon in the desktop app v26.715 rollout.
What is GPT-Live, the model behind ChatGPT Voice on desktop?: GPT-Live is OpenAI's speech-to-speech model that powers the new ChatGPT Voice. It replaces the older Advanced Voice Mode pipeline with a single low-latency model that handles turn-taking, tone, and interruption inside the desktop app, and works alongside Codex, Computer Use, ChatGPT Work, and local file access.
What is Appshots in ChatGPT Voice on Mac?: Appshots is a macOS-only feature in ChatGPT Voice that lets the assistant see the app you have in the foreground while you talk. You can ask about the code editor, spreadsheet, or design tool on screen without pasting anything, and ChatGPT reasons over the visible content. Appshots is opt-in per session.
Does ChatGPT Voice on desktop replace Advanced Voice Mode?: Yes. OpenAI is rebranding the feature: Advanced Voice Mode is being folded into ChatGPT Voice, which now runs on GPT-Live. Mobile keeps the same voice; the desktop app is what changes with v26.715, adding parity for Mac and Windows users who previously had to switch to phones for spoken chats.

Try it

Update to ChatGPT desktop 26.715, sign in with a paid plan, then click the new voice icon in the composer