Claude’s Voice Mode could soon let you speak in your native language

Anthropic is reportedly working on a major update for Claude. It is expected to upgrade the Voice Mode by adding support for more languages. This would make the AI assistant accessible to users beyond native English-speaking regions. For those unaware, Claude’s Voice Mode allows users to interact naturally with the AI, similar to speaking back and forth with a human. This feature is already available on OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. 

Anthropic plans multilingual Voice Mode in Claude

According to TestingCatalog’s findings, new code references in Claude’s latest build hint at multilingual voice capabilities currently in development. This suggests that Anthropic may soon allow users to interact with Claude using spoken conversations in multiple languages instead of being primarily limited to English. The report hints at support for 18 languages in beta such as Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Italian. The new languages will come with two voices each compared to English that is available in five personas. Users will also be able to switch languages mid-conversation instead of manually changing settings. 

Anthropic is yet to share an official word regarding multilingual support in Voice Mode. If the report indeed turns out to be true, it would place Claude in direct competition with its rivals. It could also widen Claude’s global appeal, especially in regions where conversational AI adoption is gaining traction. 

Claude’s Voice Mode only arrived last year and it has been lagging behind ChatGPT and Gemini. The timing is notable as AI companies race to make voice assistants more personal and region-friendly. While Claude has been gaining capabilities and features aimed at productivity, coding, design, etc, a multilingual Voice Mode could help attract global users who prefer speaking in their native language