Why is ChatGPT retiring Advanced and Standard Voice on December 11 — and what is GPT-Live?

OpenAI announced on November 10, 2026 that Advanced Voice and Standard Voice will be retired from ChatGPT Voice on December 11, 2026, with anyone still using them switched automatically to GPT-Live, the full-duplex voice model that can listen and talk at the same time. Conversations stay in history, and live video and screen sharing keep running on Advanced Voice because GPT-Live cannot do those yet.

You have talked to ChatGPT the same way for a year, then a notice says the voice you picked is going away next month. Short answer: OpenAI announced on November 10, 2026 that Advanced Voice and Standard Voice will be retired from ChatGPT Voice on December 11, 2026. If you still use either one, you will be switched automatically to GPT-Live — you do not need to do anything, and your existing conversations stay right where they are in your history.Why it matters: GPT-Live, introduced in July, is a full-duplex model — it can listen and talk at the same time, much more like a real conversation.

The older modes took turns: Standard turned your speech into text, answered, then read the reply back, while Advanced processed speech directly but still waited its turn. OpenAI says voice use in ChatGPT nearly doubled after GPT-Live arrived.What to do before December 11:1. Check your mode: Open Settings, then Voice, in the ChatGPT app or on the website, and see which voice mode you are using now.2.

Try Live early: Switch to Live voice now, while you still have a choice, so December 11 is not a surprise — interrupt it mid-answer to feel the difference for yourself.3. Test your usual questions: If you rely on detailed, longer spoken answers, ask Live your normal questions and adjust how you ask — ask for a fuller answer when you want one.4. Know the exceptions: Live video and screen sharing will keep running on Advanced Voice after December 11, because GPT-Live cannot do those yet, and OpenAI has given no timeline.

Voice chats with custom GPTs stay on Advanced only until December 11.5. After December 11: Both old modes simply disappear from Settings, then Voice, and Live becomes the only voice mode.Pro tip: Do not assume December 11 deletes anything — it changes the voice picker, not your chat history. Old voice conversations can be continued in text or in voice.Ad’s take: Change for its own sake annoys me, but a voice that can actually listen while it talks is the first one that feels like talking to a person.

Try it early and decide for yourself instead of getting switched cold.