Multimodal Voice Capabilities Remain Underrated
emollick · x · 2026-07-14
The author argues that image input might be one of the most critical capabilities of current models, and tool calling can somewhat substitute for the output abilities of "non-omni" models. In contrast, multimodal voice capabilities seem underexplored, with OpenAI currently driving most of the progress.
Replies note that true "any-to-any" multimodal models haven't become a major industry focus. Google is among the few labs consistently releasing such models; OpenAI is taking a selective multimodal route; Anthropic still lacks multimodal output; and open-weight models show mixed performance.
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