Google Releases Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking for Production Grade Voice Agents

Google released Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, its most advanced live dialogue models, available today in the Gemini API and Google AI Studio at $0.005/min for audio input. Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking ranks #1 on Artificial Analysis' Speech to Speech Quality Index with 82.6 and scores 97.7% on Big Bench Audio, while both models execute tools and API calls in the background, process live visual inputs, and switch between 97 languages mid-conversation. All generated audio carries Google DeepMind's SynthID watermark.

Google has released Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, its most advanced live dialogue models to date. The models execute tools and API calls in the background while the conversation keeps flowing, process live visual inputs, and switch between 97 languages mid conversation. Extended Thinking ranks 1 on Artificial Analysis' Speech to Speech Quality Index with 82.6 and scores 97.7% on Big Bench Audio. Both are available today in the Gemini API and Google AI Studio at $0.005/min for audio input, with all generated audio carrying Google DeepMind's SynthID watermark. The post Google Releases Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking for Production Grade Voice Agents https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/09/15/google-releases-gemini-3-8-live-and-3-8-live-extended-thinking-for-production-grade-voice-agents/ appeared first on MarkTechPost https://www.marktechpost.com .