ChatGPT Voice Mode Now Lets Users Pick the Delegated Model

ChatGPT's voice mode now lets users choose which backend model handles their questions, while speech itself remains powered by gpt-live-1, which delegates harder queries to stronger models, an OpenAI employee confirmed.

2026-09-14 ~ 2026-09-14 · 4 related posts

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