[OpenAI Announces Discontinuation of Old Voice Modes in ChatGPT on December 11, Fully Switching to GPT-Live] According to IT Home, OpenAI announced that it will officially discontinue the Advanced Voice Mode and Standard Voice Mode in ChatGPT on December 11, 2026, focusing future development resources on GPT-Live. OpenAI began sending notifications to users on November 10th regarding the impending discontinuation of the old voice modes. Users can continue using these modes from now until December 11th. On December 11th, both old modes will be removed from the "Settings - Voice" option, and users who previously selected these modes will automatically switch to GPT-Live. Previous voice conversations will be retained, and users can continue via text or GPT-Live.