Your hands are busy. Claude’s ready to chat
Matt V
May 30, 2025
ANTHROPIC
Anthropic is introducing a new voice mode for its Claude chatbot app, currently in beta.
The feature, coming in English over the next few weeks, lets users have full spoken conversations with Claude, powered by the Claude Sonnet 4 model.
You’ll be able to pick from five voice options, switch between text and voice on the go, and see key points and a transcript as you chat.
It’s designed to be helpful when you can’t type, say, when your hands are full but your brain’s still buzzing.
You can even chat about documents or images.
Just note that voice chats count towards your usual usage limits: free users can expect around 20–30 conversations.
If you’re on a paid plan, you also get extra features like Gmail and Google Calendar access. Enterprise users get full Google Docs integration, too.
In brief:
Claude’s new voice mode is now in beta with five voice options and transcript summaries
Free users face usage caps; paid users get access to Gmail and Calendar via voice
Google Docs voice integration is exclusive to enterprise accounts
The feature’s been in the works for a while.
Back in March, Anthropic confirmed they were developing voice capabilities and having conversations with Amazon and ElevenLabs to shape what comes next, but it’s not clear which, if any, of those partnerships have gone ahead.
Honestly, if Claude starts reminding me of meetings, I might marry it.