Anthropic upgrades the Claude voice mode: supports Opus/Sonnet/Haiku three-level switching, and can directly call external applications such as Gmail and Notion. A few weeks after OpenAI launched a new generation dialogue model and upgraded the ChatGPT voice function, Anthropic on July 23

Anthropic upgrades the Claude voice mode: supports Opus/Sonnet/Haiku three-level switching, and can directly call external applications such as Gmail and Notion. A few weeks after OpenAI launched a new generation conversation model and upgraded the ChatGPT voice function, Anthropic officially released a major update to the Claude voice mode on July 23. Users can now freely switch between three different levels of models: Opus, Sonnet and Haiku. By default, the voice mode will automatically match the fastest corresponding version based on the last model used by the user in text chat. Upgrade from simple voice to all-round assistant Claude voice mode was first launched last year. Previously, it was driven by the faster but limited Haiku model by default. Although it responded quickly, it was not suitable for handling complex tasks. This upgrade has significantly enhanced performance in long conversations. Officials pointed out that the new voice mode can not only provide targeted feedback on users’ communication style, but also assist users in practicing customer promotions and even co-create product market research plans. A bigger highlight is the application ecosystem integration capability. The system can directly call third-party applications such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack, Canva, and Notion. Users can update meeting arrangements, draft emails, or create new documents in Notion through voice commands. In contrast, although OpenAI has updated the tone and expression style of the voice, it is still unable to directly call external tools to complete actual work collaboratively. In terms of language support, Claude voice mode already supports ten languages ​​including English, French, German, Japanese, and Korean. Users need to manually switch to specify. The new version of the voice mode is open to beta test users on all platforms. Free users can only use the Haiku model and connect to at most one external application. However, Anthropic has not changed the underlying voice architecture in this update, nor has it disclosed the specific voice technology stack. There may not yet be substantial improvements in the natural conversation experience such as interruption processing. via AI News (author: AI Base)