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Voice and audio

Speech, text-to-speech, transcription, music, live conversation. Counted from the record's checked claims, one column per quarter since 2023. /trends/voice-audio.md

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2023 Q12026 Q4*
By quarter
2026 Q4*15 of 212 updates (7%)
2026 Q339 of 340 updates (11%)
2026 Q217 of 257 updates (7%)
2026 Q111 of 128 updates (9%)
2025 Q411 of 98 updates (11%)
2025 Q32 of 77 updates (3%)
2025 Q11 of 37 updates (3%)
2024 Q41 of 38 updates (3%)
2024 Q32 of 37 updates (5%)
2024 Q22 of 37 updates (5%)
2023 Q41 of 32 updates (3%)
2023 Q31 of 18 updates (6%)
2023 Q11 of 5 updates (20%)
all quarters2024 Q42025 Q12025 Q32025 Q42026 Q12026 Q22026 Q32026 Q4

1–39 of 39 claims in 2026 Q3, newest first

2026-09-28valid
Character.ai · released · ShortSqueak
Character.ai released: ShortSqueak, claim clm_E9A68186D48B · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-24valid
Gemini · feature · Live Avatar
Gemini feature: Live Avatar, claim clm_F8024481EDB7 · valid · 2 sources (2 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-23valid
Gemini · model release · Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS
Gemini model release: Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS, claim clm_1BFB17E3426B · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-23valid
Gemini · model release · Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech
Gemini model release: Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech, claim clm_895889334634 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-23valid
Gemini · model release · Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS
Gemini model release: Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS, claim clm_B39B4CE9B489 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-22valid
Gemini · feature · Voice replication
Gemini feature: Voice replication, claim clm_160C570A70CE · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-22valid
Google · model release · Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS
Google model release: Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS, claim clm_8A9FC312D512 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-22valid
Gemini · feature · Voices endpoint
Gemini feature: Voices endpoint, claim clm_A49E9C6D4756 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-22valid
Google · model release · Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS
Google model release: Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS, claim clm_C85F0876371D · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-22valid
Gemini · feature · Extended Voice Library
Gemini feature: Extended Voice Library, claim clm_F220B01D2F1A · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-22valid
Gemini · feature · Voice design
Gemini feature: Voice design, claim clm_FBBE26243B8E · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-18valid
Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0 · model release · Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0
Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0 model release: Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0, claim clm_5B5DB4998B80 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.50
2026-09-15valid
Google · model release · Gemini 3.8 Live
Google model release: Gemini 3.8 Live, claim clm_43E31F378829 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-10valid
OpenAI · feature · telephony support
OpenAI feature: telephony support, claim clm_497AC0541FE5 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-10valid
OpenAI · feature · custom voices
OpenAI feature: custom voices, claim clm_B902316F2491 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-10valid
OpenAI · released · GPT-Live-1 in the API
OpenAI released: GPT-Live-1 in the API, claim clm_FD2136E2CE85 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-03valid
Microsoft · model release · MAI-Transcribe-2
Microsoft model release: MAI-Transcribe-2, claim clm_2936EB946D44 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-09-03valid
Google DeepMind · released · Lyria 3.5
Google DeepMind released: Lyria 3.5, claim clm_69D404BFA235 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-08-26valid
OpenAI · deprecated · whisper-1
OpenAI deprecated: whisper-1, claim clm_02C11AA0EF75 · until 2027-02-26 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-08-26valid
Vercel · feature · Gemini 3.5 Transcribe
Vercel feature: Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, claim clm_0FBB00DB4446 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-08-26valid
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe · model release · Gemini 3.5 Transcribe
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe model release: Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, claim clm_1309CEFB232E · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.50
2026-08-26valid
OpenAI · deprecated · gpt-4o-transcribe
OpenAI deprecated: gpt-4o-transcribe, claim clm_3E21AA7DB24F · until 2027-02-26 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-08-26valid
OpenAI · deprecated · gpt-4o-mini-transcribe
OpenAI deprecated: gpt-4o-mini-transcribe, claim clm_C9BEDA134F84 · until 2027-02-26 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-08-26valid
OpenAI · deprecated · gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize
OpenAI deprecated: gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize, claim clm_DC1AFEB334A3 · until 2027-02-26 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-08-14valid
Harvey · feature · Audio and video transcription
Harvey feature: Audio and video transcription, claim clm_58D3D3CF12E1 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-08-10unverified
Nvidia · released · Magpie TTS
Nvidia released: Magpie TTS, claim clm_18B57B73CCCE · new claim · 1 source · conf 0.50
2026-07-29valid
Lyria 3.5 · model release · Lyria 3.5
Lyria 3.5 model release: Lyria 3.5, claim clm_5E79BE3ED492 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.50
2026-07-29valid
xAI · released · Grok Voice 2.0
xAI released: Grok Voice 2.0, claim clm_8FC8E58E8378 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-07-28valid
WhatsApp · feature · call transfer
WhatsApp feature: call transfer, claim clm_0BB4A8CE18C0 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-07-28valid
OpenAI · released · GPT Transcribe
OpenAI released: GPT Transcribe, claim clm_2411A0BF8BA1 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-07-28valid
OpenAI · released · GPT Live Transcribe
OpenAI released: GPT Live Transcribe, claim clm_9DBD690662A1 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-07-28valid
WhatsApp · feature · background noise suppression
WhatsApp feature: background noise suppression, claim clm_D54AF3EE1E79 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-07-23valid
Microsoft · model release · MAI-Voice-2-Flash
Microsoft model release: MAI-Voice-2-Flash, claim clm_F44C87A65CBD · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-07-08valid
OpenAI · released · GPT-Live
OpenAI released: GPT-Live, claim clm_C1675FFD055A · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-07-07valid
Cohere · model release · Cohere Transcribe Arabic
Cohere model release: Cohere Transcribe Arabic, claim clm_393BEE1BE49C · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-07-06valid
OpenAI · released · GPT-Realtime-2.1 mini
OpenAI released: GPT-Realtime-2.1 mini, claim clm_213CF29B7DB8 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-07-06valid
Grok · feature · 21 new voices
Grok feature: 21 new voices, claim clm_89178E91B1B3 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-07-06valid
OpenAI · released · GPT-Realtime-2.1
OpenAI released: GPT-Realtime-2.1, claim clm_94D935F8C8A5 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70
2026-07-01valid
xAI · launched · Voice Agent Builder
xAI launched: Voice Agent Builder, claim clm_95C6E1ABDCA1 · valid · 1 source (1 primary) · conf 0.70