{"slug": "googles-new-speech-model-gemini-3-8-live-supports-real-time-reasoning", "title": "Google’s new speech model Gemini 3.8 Live supports real-time reasoning", "summary": "Google LLC launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, which the company calls its most advanced voice processing models to date, designed to cut the latency of voice-based AI agents. The models support near-real-time reasoning and simultaneous speech-and-thought processing, Google said. The launch targets the latency problem that has hampered voice AI agents.", "body_md": "# Google’s new speech model Gemini 3.8 Live supports real-time reasoning\n\n[SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com)\n\nGoogle LLC is trying to address the latency problem associated with voice-based [artificial intelligence](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/artificial-intelligence) agents with the launch of [Gemini](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/gemini) 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking today. They’re billed as the company’s most advanced voice processing models released so far, and they’re capable of near-real-time [reasoning](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/reasoning) and simultaneous speech-and-thought processing. They can also […]\n\nThe post [Google’s new speech model Gemini 3.8 Live supports real-time reasoning](https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/15/googles-new-speech-model-gemini-3-8-live-supports-real-time-reasoning/) appeared first on [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com).\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.\n\n## Key Terms Explained\n\n[Artificial Intelligence](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/artificial-intelligence)\n\nThe science of creating machines that can perform tasks requiring human-like intelligence — reasoning, learning, perception, language understanding, and decision-making.\n\n[Gemini](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/gemini)\n\nGoogle's flagship multimodal AI model family, developed by Google DeepMind.\n\n[Reasoning](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/reasoning)\n\nThe ability of AI models to draw conclusions, solve problems logically, and work through multi-step challenges.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/googles-new-speech-model-gemini-3-8-live-supports-real-time-reasoning", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/googles-new-speech-model-gemini-38-live-supports-real-time-r-mxgw", "published_at": "2026-09-15 23:41:10+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-16 00:06:12.175089+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "ai-products", "natural-language-processing", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["Google LLC", "Gemini 3.8 Live", "Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking", "Google DeepMind", "SiliconANGLE"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/googles-new-speech-model-gemini-3-8-live-supports-real-time-reasoning", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/googles-new-speech-model-gemini-3-8-live-supports-real-time-reasoning.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/googles-new-speech-model-gemini-3-8-live-supports-real-time-reasoning.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/googles-new-speech-model-gemini-3-8-live-supports-real-time-reasoning.jsonld"}}