Fact · Voice privacy and security
30days
OpenAI says audio clips from Live and Advanced Voice conversations are stored with the transcript in your chat history, and that clips are retained for 30 days.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“Audio clips from Live and Advanced Voice conversations, and video clips from Advanced Voice conversations, are stored with the transcript that appears in your chat history. Clips are retained for 30 days”
ChatGPT Voice (OpenAI Help Center), OpenAI, OpenAI Help Center, 2026, Data controls, How long does OpenAI retain audio and video clips?.
Open the original- What it measures
- The help article describes ChatGPT Voice. The 30 days applies to the stored clips, and the audio is kept with the transcript in chat history.
- What it does not show
- The article describes the default for ChatGPT Voice. Plan, workspace and region terms may differ, and it does not say whether a person reviews the clips.
In the data
A row of How Long Voice Assistants Keep Your Recordings, as ChatGPT voice clips: 30 days.
- Service
- OpenAI ChatGPT voice mode
- What is kept
- Audio recordings
- When
- By default
- Reviewed by people
- Not stated
- As of
- 2026-10