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Google DeepMind launches Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, Live, and Lite models

Google DeepMind has unveiled a suite of Gemini 3.1 Flash models, including Flash TTS for advanced text-to-speech, Flash Live for real-time dialogue, and Flash-Lite for cost-efficient, high-volume workloads. These models offer improved naturalness, expressivity, and speed, with Flash TTS achieving a high Elo score on a speech quality benchmark and Flash Live demonstrating strong performance in complex task completion. All audio generated by the TTS and Live models is watermarked with SynthID to combat misinformation. AI

RANK_REASON Google DeepMind released multiple new Gemini 3.1 Flash models, representing an expansion of their frontier intelligence offerings with a focus on speed and efficiency.

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