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Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live and Extended Thinking audio models

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Google has introduced two new advanced audio models, Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, designed to enhance voice agent capabilities and make AI conversations more natural. Gemini 3.8 Live focuses on speed, cost-efficiency, and handling mid-sentence interruptions across 97 languages, with visual context integration for tasks like step-by-step instructions. Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking offers deeper intelligence for complex, multi-step tasks by reasoning and speaking in parallel, even narrating its progress. AI

IMPACT These advanced audio models are expected to significantly improve voice agent capabilities and make AI interactions more natural and efficient for consumers, developers, and enterprises.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card.

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Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live and Extended Thinking audio models

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COVERAGE [4]

  1. X — Google AI TIER_1 English(EN) · GoogleAI ·

    Introducing our most advanced Gemini Audio models yet 🗣

    Introducing our most advanced Gemini Audio models yet 🗣 Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking let you speak, collaborate, and execute tasks seamlessly, meaning conversing with AI just got a lot more natural. So, what’s the difference between these two models? Let’s htt…

  2. X — Google AI TIER_1 English(EN) · GoogleAI ·

    Gemini 3.8 Live is rolling out to:

    Gemini 3.8 Live is rolling out to: — Consumers: in Search Live — Developers: in public preview in the Gemini API via @googleaistudio — Enterprises: in private preview via Gemini Enterprise (coming soon to Gemini Enterprise Customer Experience) Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking

  3. Google DeepMind TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking

  4. Hacker News — AI stories ≥50 points TIER_1 English(EN) · leumon ·

    Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking

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