# Gemini 3.5 Transcribe now available on AI Gateway

> Source: <https://vercel.com/changelog/gemini-3-5-transcribe-now-available-on-ai-gateway>
> Published: 2026-08-26 00:00:00+00:00

[Gemini 3.5 Transcribe](https://vercel.com/ai-gateway/models/gemini-3.5-transcribe-live) from Google is now available on AI Gateway. It takes audio and returns text, in two variants:

`google/gemini-3.5-transcribe`

transcribes a complete recording in a single request.

`google/gemini-3.5-transcribe-live`

transcribes audio over a WebSocket, returning a transcript that updates while the recording is still going.

The model detects the language on its own, covers 85+, and follows a speaker who switches language partway through. You can also supply custom vocabulary so it recognizes names, jargon, and spellings.

Streaming transcription is new in AI SDK V7:

`streamTranscribe`

opens the socket and takes a `ReadableStream`

of raw audio chunks, so you can pass a microphone straight through. Tell it the format you are sending with `inputAudioFormat`

:

For audio you already have on disk, `transcribe`

sends it in one request and returns the text:

You can also try the model without writing any code. Open [Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Live](https://vercel.com/ai-gateway/models/gemini-3.5-transcribe-live) and send audio to read the transcript in the browser.

AI Gateway provides a unified API for calling models, tracking usage and cost, failover, and performance optimizations for higher-than-provider uptime. It includes built-in [custom reporting](https://vercel.com/changelog/custom-reporting-ai-gateway), [budgets for API keys](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/authentication-and-byok/api-keys), [routing rules](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/models-and-providers/routing-rules), and more.

AI Gateway reflects provider pricing with no markup and does not charge a platform fee on inference, including on [Bring Your Own Key](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/authentication-and-byok/byok) (BYOK) requests.

You can view [all transcription models](https://vercel.com/ai-gateway/models?type=transcription) available on AI Gateway, or start from the [speech quickstart](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/getting-started/speech).