OpenAI opens prompt-to-voice to all API customers: describe a custom GPT-Live voice in text, free to create, plus nine new German, French, Hindi, Japanese and Korean voices
On Oct 16 OpenAI made prompt-to-voice generally available to all API customers. Developers describe accent, pitch, timbre and pace in plain text and create a saved custom voice through /v1/audio/voices or the voice Playground, then reuse it in GPT-Live sessions. Creating a voice is free; speech uses regular GPT-Live session billing, with up to 100 prompt-generated voices per organization. OpenAI also added nine natural GPT-Live voices in German, French, Hindi, Japanese and Korean.

Key Takeaways
- Generally available to all API customers from Oct 16; no reference or consent recording needed
- Creating a voice is free; speaking in GPT-Live and previewing in the Playground use regular session billing (per OpenAI)
- Up to 100 prompt-generated voices per organization; optional script_hint of up to 2,000 characters
- Nine new natural voices: 3 German, 2 French, 2 Japanese, 1 Hindi and 1 Korean
- Limits: prompt voices work only with GPT-Live, not TTS, Realtime or Chat Completions; voice creation is not Zero Data Retention compatible

