Google Launches Two New Gemini Live AI Models

Google has introduced Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, two models designed to advance near real-time voice AI. The standard model ranks second in the Speech Agent Arena and supports 97 languages with real-time visual processing, while the Extended Thinking version tops Artificial Analysis' Speech to Speech Quality Index with a score of 82.6. Both models are available today via the Gemini API, Google AI Studio, and Search Live, with enterprise previews underway. They integrate with Google Workspace tools including Docs, Gmail, and Keep, and support developer platforms such as LangChain, LiveKit, and Vercel. All audio output is watermarked using Google's SynthID technology.