Legacy voice migration guide
Legacy Vapi Voices were retired on March 1, 2026. Here's what changed and how to update if needed.
We’ve updated Vapi Voices. Some legacy voices have been retired while others continue to be available. We’ve also added new ultra-realistic human voice clones — Emma, Nico, Sagar, Kai, Neil, Clara, and Godfrey, with more coming soon — which you can preview in the Vapi Dashboard.
The following voices were retired and are no longer available:
The following Vapi Voices will continue to be fully supported and are not being retired:
If you’re currently using one of the voices that are staying, no action is required on your part.
We’ve selected replacement voices that closely match the tone and style of each retired legacy voice. These voices are priced similarly to your existing voice.
Option 1 was the default fallback. If your assistant was auto-switched and you’d prefer a different voice, you can still manually update to any other available voice — check out our New Vapi Voices below.
For voices that are not in the list of voices on the Vapi Dashboard, users will need to check the “Add Voice ID Manually” option and paste the Voice ID in the text box.
We’ve also released a new generation of Vapi Voices that you can use with your assistants:
These are separate from the replacement voices listed above — they won’t be used as automatic fallbacks. But if you’re updating your assistant as part of this migration, they’re worth trying out. More voices are coming soon. You can preview them in the Vapi Dashboard.
We’re updating our voice library to ensure all voices meet our current licensing and consent standards.
We selected the most appropriate replacements for each legacy voice based on tone, style, and characteristics. Replacements should not change your pricing.
Assistants that were still using legacy voices on March 1, 2026 were automatically switched to the Option 1 (default fallback) voice shown in the table above. If you’d like to change to a different voice, you can do so anytime via the Dashboard or API.
You can switch your assistant’s voice in two ways:
voiceId field in your assistant configuration via the APIYes. Your account team will reach out with personalized support. If you have questions in the meantime, contact your account team directly.
Reach out to support@vapi.ai or contact your account team if you’re an Enterprise customer.
No. Elliot, Savannah, Rohan, Leo, Zoe, Mia, Jess, Zac, Dan, Leah, and Tara are continuing and are not being retired. If you’re using one of these voices, no action is required.