# Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live to take on OpenAI's GPT-Live-1 at a fraction of the cost

> Source: <https://the-decoder.com/google-launches-gemini-3-8-live-to-take-on-openais-gpt-live-1-at-a-fraction-of-the-cost/>
> Published: 2026-09-15 18:23:20+00:00

Google Deepmind released Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, two new audio models for developers that top the Artificial Analysis speech-to-speech leaderboard. At $1.38 per hour of voice conversation, Google significantly undercuts OpenAI's GPT-Live-1, which should still sound more natural thanks to full duplex.

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