Anthropic upgrades Claude voice mode with more powerful models

Anthropic upgraded Claude voice mode to work with Opus and Sonnet models for the first time, expanding beyond the previous Haiku-only support. The company says users can now switch models during voice mode and use voice with connectors, supporting 11 languages across mobile, desktop, and web apps.

Anthropic is bringing a long-overdue upgrade to voice mode in Claude today. The upgraded Claude voice mode has new capabilities and works with Opus and Sonnet models for the first time. Claude voice mode now works with Opus and Sonnet models Before today, Claude voice mode only ran on Anthropic’s Haiku model, which favors instant results over deeper thought. This means Claude users who pay for more capable models can now benefit from those when using voice mode. Expanding voice mode to Anthropic’s Claude Opus and Claude Sonnet models brings voice mode capabilities in line with Claude’s text-based intelligence. The company says users can now switch models during voice mode as well. Voice mode can also work with connectors, bridging Claude chat with tools you use. Anthropic says the upgraded Claude voice mode supports these 11 languages: - English - French - German - Hindi - Indonesian - Italian - Japanese - Korean - Portuguese Brazilian - Spanish Latin America - Spanish Spain Users can even switch between languages when working with Claude voice mode. Claude voice mode is available on Anthropic’s mobile, desktop, and web apps. You can learn more about the upgraded Claude voice mode experience here https://claude.com/blog/think-through-hard-problems-in-voice-mode . Related Claude stories: Anthropic is giving teachers free access to premium Claude features, details here https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/14/anthropic-is-giving-teachers-free-access-to-premium-claude-features-details-here/ Claude Code brings live iOS app testing into its Mac app https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/21/claude-code-brings-live-ios-app-testing-into-its-mac-app/ Anthropic’s latest Claude release turns your Mac into a small business powerhouse https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/13/anthropics-latest-claude-release-turns-your-mac-into-a-small-business-powerhouse/ Do more with your Apple products Apple AirTag 2 | Add Find My tracking to keys, bags, bikes, more https://amzn.to/4vjNWN1 AirPods 4 | Apple’s newest wireless headphones https://amzn.to/43ndewV AirPods Pro 3 | Apple’s best wireless headphones https://amzn.to/4ut3FYp Beats USB-A to USB-C Cable | The official CarPlay cable https://amzn.to/4mpKs7K FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. https://9to5mac.com/about/ affiliate our homepage http://9to5mac.com/ for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on exclusive stories https://9to5mac.com/feature/exclusive/ , reviews https://9to5mac.com/guides/review/ , how-tos https://9to5mac.com/guides/how-to/ , and subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/9to5mac