{"id":822348,"date":"2026-07-24T04:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T04:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/822348\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T04:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T04:44:20","slug":"anthropic-updates-claude-voice-mode-with-more-capable-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/822348\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthropic updates Claude voice mode with more capable models"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weeks after OpenAI rolled out a new family of conversational models and <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/07\/08\/openai-releases-new-voice-models-for-more-natural-live-conversations\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">updated ChatGPT\u2019s voice mode<\/a>, rival Anthropic is making its move to make Claude more voice-friendly with a new update. The company said Thursday that users can choose between Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku models.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claude\u2019s voice mode, which <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/27\/anthropic-launches-a-voice-mode-for-claude\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was released last year<\/a> and powered by the Haiku model, provided quick responses, but wasn\u2019t well suited for complex work. The company said that with the new update, voice mode picks the last model people used in the text chat and uses its fastest version by default.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthropic said that the new voice mode can help users with longer conversations, including providing feedback on their communication style, talking through a pitch to a client, and brainstorming product market research.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"383\" width=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Claude-Voice-2-start.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3145834\"  \/>Image Credits:Anthropic<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s more, Claude\u2019s voice mode can tap into other apps like Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack, Canva, and Notion. This means that users can ask it to update a meeting slot, draft an email, or create a document in Notion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, this is a big difference from OpenAI\u2019s voice mode, which updated its conversational style but still isn\u2019t able to use different tools to get work done.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"383\" width=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Claude-Voice-2-model-picker.jpeg\" alt=\"Screen shows Claude Voice 2's new model picker menu\" class=\"wp-image-3145835\"  \/>Image Credits:Anthropic<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, Anthropic added multilingual support to Claude\u2019s voice mode in beta. It said that now users can talk in various languages, but they have to manually specify the language. At the moment, Anthropic supports English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), and Spanish (Latin America\/Spain).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new voice mode is available to all users in beta across platforms. However, free users will be restricted to using the Haiku model with only one connected app.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthropic didn\u2019t make any changes to the voice model with this release, and it hasn\u2019t detailed what kind of voice stack it uses. That means, unlike OpenAI\u2019s release, users might not find any conversational improvements such as better interruption handling.<\/p>\n<p>When you purchase through links in our articles, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/techcrunch-affiliate-monetization-standards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">we may earn a small commission<\/a>. 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