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Google Deepmind launches Gemini 3.8 Live audio models at lower cost

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Google Deepmind has released two new audio models, Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, designed for developers. These models aim to compete with OpenAI's GPT-Live-1, offering a significantly lower price point of $1.38 per hour for voice conversations, although GPT-Live-1 may still offer more natural-sounding audio due to its full-duplex capabilities. AI

IMPACT Offers a lower-cost alternative for audio AI development, potentially impacting pricing strategies for speech-to-speech models.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Google Deepmind launches Gemini 3.8 Live audio models at lower cost

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  1. The Decoder TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthias Bastian ·

    Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live to take on OpenAI's GPT-Live-1 at a fraction of the cost

    <p><img alt="" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" height="1152" src="https://the-decoder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/google_gemini-1.png" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="2048" /></p> <p> Google Deepmind released Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Exten…

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