{"slug": "google-search-live-now-powered-by-gemini-3-8-live", "title": "Google Search Live Now Powered By Gemini 3.8 Live", "summary": "Google announced that its Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking audio models now power real-time conversations in Search Live for all users, according to a company blog post. Rajan Patel, VP of Engineering for Search and co-founder of Google Lens, said on X that the update delivers more helpful responses with web links, fluid multilingual support that lets users switch languages mid-conversation, and more natural, free-flowing interactions. Search Live had previously launched globally in March after removing its opt-in requirements.", "body_md": "Google Search Live is now powered by Google's latest AI model, Gemini 3.8 Live. Search Live has been around for a couple years now, both in [audio only format](https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-live-labs-live-39608.html) and then [video format](https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-live-with-video-39839.html). Search Live was released [globally](https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-live-global-41119.html) in March, and before that, it removed the [opt-in requirements](https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-live-40157.html).\n\nGoogle just announced [Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-8-live-gemini-3-8-live-extended-thinking/) and said this is live for everyone in Search Live.\n\nRajan Patel, VP, Engineering for Search and Co-founder of Google Lens, wrote on [X](https://x.com/rajanpatel/status/2099914244221489368), \"New Gemini audio models just dropped – 3.8 Live is now powering real-time conversations in Search Live. You’ll get:\"\n\n- More helpful responses, complete with web links to dive deeper\n- Fluid multilingual support (you can switch languages mid convo)\n- More natural, free-flowing interactions\n\nHere is a video of this in action:\n\nNew Gemini audio models just dropped – 3.8 Live is now powering real-time conversations in Search Live. You’ll get:\n\n- More helpful responses, complete with web links to dive deeper\n\n- Fluid multilingual support (you can switch languages mid convo)\n\n- More natural, free-flowing… [pic.twitter.com/1RUYL1KLHY](https://t.co/1RUYL1KLHY)\n\n[September 15, 2026](https://x.com/rajanpatel/status/2099914244221489368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)\n\nForum discussion at [X](https://x.com/rajanpatel/status/2099914244221489368).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-search-live-now-powered-by-gemini-3-8-live", "canonical_source": "https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-live-gemini-3-8-42094.html", "published_at": "2026-09-15 17:58:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-15 19:49:25.673703+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "ai-products", "generative-ai"], "entities": ["Google", "Gemini 3.8 Live", "Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking", "Search Live", "Rajan Patel", "Google Lens"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-search-live-now-powered-by-gemini-3-8-live", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-search-live-now-powered-by-gemini-3-8-live.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-search-live-now-powered-by-gemini-3-8-live.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-search-live-now-powered-by-gemini-3-8-live.jsonld"}}