Google DeepMind releases Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking voice models
Google DeepMind launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, two voice dialogue models for developers and enterprises. Extended Thinking scored 82.6 on Artificial Analysis' Speech to Speech Quality Index, 68.6% on τ-Voice, and 97.7% on Big Bench Audio. Gemini 3.8 Live placed second in the Speech Agent Arena and processes visual inputs in near real-time.
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“Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking are our most advanced live dialogue models yet. Major upgrades in intelligence and parallel reasoning make them more intuitive to collaborate with and use to execute complex tasks using your voice.”
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