OpenAI announced on Wednesday that it is introducing voice-based, agentic features to the ChatGPT mobile application, enabling users to trigger multi-step workflows from their phones—such as drafting documents or summarizing emails.
Who gets the new features and what they can do
Plus and Pro subscribers will be able to use the Work tab on their phones to create documents, draft emails, or summarize Slack messages, for example. Those subscribers can also build sites, create presentations, use the cloud browser, and access other areas within ChatGPT such as finances.
Free and Go users, by contrast, will have access to plugins and connected apps.
Voice conversations and cross-device continuity
OpenAI said ChatGPT’s voice conversations will produce richer text output. Plus users will be able to switch easily between text and voice, and start a conversation on mobile and resume it on desktop.
Background and related developments
In July, OpenAI launched its new conversational model, GPT-Live. The company later integrated GPT-Live with the desktop app to let users use voice to complete tasks in the Work tab or to build apps in the Codex tab. This mobile rollout brings similar capabilities to smartphones.
The announcement comes as more users are turning to voice commands for complex tasks with AI assistants. Recently, Anthropic simplified handoffs between mobile and desktop and merged its Cowork and Chat interfaces; OpenAI, however, continues to keep chat and workspaces separate within ChatGPT.
Why this matters
Bringing voice-driven workflows to mobile allows users to initiate and manage complex tasks more flexibly and on the go. The tiered availability—Plus/Pro versus Free/Go—will determine who can fully leverage these new capabilities.
