OpenAI to retire ChatGPT Advanced and Standard voice on December 11

The shutdown date

OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT's Advanced and Standard voice modes will be retired on December 11, 2026, according to Android Authority. After that date, the company intends to consolidate its voice offering around GPT-Live, the newer voice model it introduced earlier this year.

The change affects the two voice options that predate GPT-Live. OpenAI has not said that voice conversations will disappear from ChatGPT, only that the older modes will no longer be available as separate choices.

Why OpenAI is consolidating

According to Android Authority, OpenAI says voice usage has nearly doubled since GPT-Live launched, and that almost everyone using voice in ChatGPT is now on GPT-Live. That adoption figure is the company's own claim and has not been independently verified.

With three voice options in the product, OpenAI is choosing to streamline rather than maintain parallel systems. The company says it plans to bring the features of Advanced and Standard voice over to GPT-Live, so users should not lose capabilities in the transition, though the specifics of that feature migration have not been detailed.

Live video and screen sharing stay put, for now

Advanced voice will not vanish entirely on December 11. OpenAI says it will keep using Advanced voice for live video and screen sharing, because GPT-Live does not yet support those features.

That arrangement is temporary. Once GPT-Live gains live video and screen sharing, Advanced voice will be retired there as well. OpenAI did not give a timeframe for when those capabilities will arrive in GPT-Live, so users who rely on them should expect the current setup to persist for an unspecified period.

What it means for ChatGPT users

For most people who talk to ChatGPT, the practical effect should be limited: if OpenAI's usage figures are right, the majority are already on GPT-Live and will simply see the older options disappear from the interface. Anyone who has deliberately stuck with Advanced or Standard voice will need to switch by December 11.

The bigger question is timing for the remaining Advanced voice holdouts, namely those who use live video and screen sharing. Those features have no announced migration date, so the retirement of Advanced voice will happen in two stages rather than one clean cut.