Google rolls out Gemini 3.8 Live audio models to consumers, developers and enterprises
GoogleAI · x · 2026-09-16
Google announced its most advanced Gemini audio models yet: Gemini 3.8 Live, built for scale, speed and cost efficiency with mid-sentence interruption handling, and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking for more complex collaborative tasks. Rollout spans consumers (Search Live, Gemini App, Gmail, Keep, Google Docs), developers (public preview in the Gemini API via Google AI Studio), and enterprises (private preview via Gemini Enterprise).
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