# Google releases Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking with audio-to-audio capabilities > Source: > Published: 2026-09-16 20:05:54+00:00 # Google releases Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking with audio-to-audio capabilities According to Google's AI blog, the company released Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking with audio-to-audio capabilities and Gemini 3.8 Live base model. The release includes extended reasoning modes and direct audio input-output handling for multi-turn agent interactions. ## Topics ## Sources - Official [Read article](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-8-live-gemini-3-8-live-extended-thinking/) - Official [Read article](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-3.8-live-extended-thinking) ## Go deeper This intelligence is sourced automatically from public sources across the web and synthesised by the Prefactor AI pipeline. Stories are reviewed before publication.