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Anthropic Begins Voice Mode Rollout for Claude Code to Enable Hands-Free Coding

Access starts with roughly 5% of accounts, with wider availability coming in the next few weeks.

Overview

  • Developers can toggle the feature with /voice to issue spoken requests inside Claude Code, such as “refactor the authentication middleware.”
  • Users granted access will see a notice on the Claude Code welcome screen indicating the feature is available.
  • Anthropic has not detailed usage limits or technical constraints, and it has not confirmed whether a provider like ElevenLabs powers the voices.
  • The company reported Claude Code run-rate revenue above $2.5 billion in February 2026, with weekly active users doubling since January.
  • The expansion arrives in a crowded market that includes GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Google, and OpenAI, as Claude’s mobile app recently topped the U.S. App Store after the firm restricted certain Department of Defense uses.