- OPENAI has reversed its unpopular decision to delete standard vocal mode
- It could still be replaced at some point in the future
- You can access the standard voice mode by selecting options in the settings
It does not seem that a week can spend without Openai performing a kind of turnover in reaction to an angry reaction of Chatgpt users. Hot on the heels of his decision to keep the old LLM Legacy models, the last U -U Tour of Sam Altman and Crew is to cancel plans to delete standard vocal mode after many chatgpt users have complained.
The initial Openai plan was to replace the standard vocal mode, a basic but functional vocal mode, by the more interactive advanced vocal mode, which has more options, and to rename the new service as a simple voice.
As we have pointed out, the The decision did not fall very well with the basis of chatgpt users. It seems that many users prefer standard vocal mode.
Position on the OpenAi Developer forum, a user, TZF75BPK5J, wrote: “I was very frustrated by the advanced model for the vocal chat to the point that I prefer to have the free version. The standard is much higher by giving more human responses which are more relevant in content and expression. The advanced mode gives generic answers, and the vocal tone is flat and robotic. ”.
I am devastated
Although the advanced vocal mode authorizes interruptions and is generally considered to be more expressive, I can see why many people prefer the standard original vocal mode offered by Chatgpt. It’s simple, direct and talkative.
Talk about retreat from standard vocal mode on Reddit Subdredddit R / Chatgpt, user Miboluo said: “I am devastated. I have been using the standard “cove” voice for over a year; This is one of the most comforting parts of my chatgpt – calm, neutral, coherent – exact – exact what I want an AI assistant. ”
“Yes, Avm is faster and allows a live interruption – it is impressive. But the experience has been horrible for me: conversations feel flat and dull (perhaps due to the limits of the model / nerves), and delivery is often upgraded – sometimes as I notice a melodramatic actor.
An article on X.com by Nick Turley, vice-president and chief of @ChatgptApp, announced that Optai had decided not to delete the standard vocal mode:
Last month, we announced that everyone now had access to the advanced voice mode, with extensive limits of use of minutes a day at hours for free and almost unlimited users for more. We also announced that standard vocal mode would be withdrawn after a 30 -day sunset. We heard …September 9, 2025
An opinion on the Openai website reads as follows:
“Last month, we announced that everyone now had access to the advanced voice mode, with extensive limits of use of minutes per day at hours for free and almost unlimited users for more. We also announced that standard voice mode would be removed after a 30 -day sunset.”
“We have heard comments that the standard voice is special for many, and we want to get this correct transition. The standard voice will remain available while we will approach some of your comments in advanced voice. Stay listening, more improvements in advanced vocal mode arrive soon!”
Access standard voice mode
To access the standard voice mode in chatgpt, click or press your username, select Parameters,, Then personalize Chatgpt. Scroll until AdvanceTop the “advanced voice” to get rid of and select Save.
Now, when you activate the vocal mode by pressing or clicking on the icon on the far right of the prompt window, you will enter standard vocal mode, which is represented by a black circle while Chatgpt speaks, rather than a blue orb with clouds.
It remains to be seen if a simpler option for access will be introduced now that it has received an execution suspension.
