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title: "Google releases Gemini 3.8 Live voice models"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/google-releases-gemini-3-8-live-voice-models-64199d
source_name: "MarkTechPost"
source_url: https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/09/15/google-releases-gemini-3-8-live-and-3-8-live-extended-thinking-for-production-grade-voice-agents/
published: 2026-09-15T20:53:09.000Z
topics: ["llms", "products"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# Google releases Gemini 3.8 Live voice models

*2026-09-15 · Source: [MarkTechPost](https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/09/15/google-releases-gemini-3-8-live-and-3-8-live-extended-thinking-for-production-grade-voice-agents/)*

Google released Gemini 3.8 Live and a 3.8 Live Extended Thinking variant, real-time voice models that can call tools and APIs mid-conversation, process live video, and switch between 97 languages. Extended Thinking ranks #1 on Artificial Analysis's Speech-to-Speech Quality Index (82.6) and scores 97.7% on Big Bench Audio; both are available now via the Gemini API at $0.005 per minute of audio input, with outputs watermarked using Google DeepMind's SynthID.

**Why it matters:** This targets OpenAI's GPT-Live-1 directly on price and benchmark performance, escalating the voice-agent race just as agentic tool-use and low-latency speech become the next competitive front beyond text chat.

**Topics:** llms, products

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