Perplexity Rolls Out New Voice Mode Powered by OpenAI gpt-live-1 for Pro and Max Users

On October 28–29, Perplexity launched a new voice mode for all Pro and Max users, available on both the web and the Mac app. Users can issue voice commands to their computer, work across multiple Computer sessions simultaneously within a single voice conversation, start new tasks at any time, and directly create and manage Projects. The feature is powered by OpenAI's gpt-live-1 model, and the team says more updates are on the way.

Confirmed

• CEO Arav Srinivas personally announced the feature's rollout to all Pro and Max users, covering the web and Mac apps.
• Voice mode was built by Perplexity's multimodal team together with external collaborators, supporting natural two-way conversation, fully voice-driven app control, and switching across multiple sessions.
• The underlying model is OpenAI's gpt-live-1; both the Mac and web versions have switched to it.
• Users can run multiple sessions on Perplexity Computer and manage tasks and Projects.

Why it matters

• Perplexity positions voice as a more natural, lower-friction way to interact — "commanding the computer by voice" upgrades voice from a Q&A entry point to a parallel control layer over the entire computing environment.
• A single voice conversation can drive tasks across multiple Computer sessions in parallel, signaling a product shift from single-turn dialogue toward multi-task orchestration.

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• [source] Perplexity ships new voice mode on web: full voice navigation and multi-session control — AravSrinivas · 2026-10-29
• [source] Perplexity's Voice Mode on Mac and Web Now Runs on OpenAI's gpt-live-1 — testingcatalog · 2026-10-29

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