Google DeepMind launches Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking
Google DeepMind · rss · 2026-09-16
Google DeepMind officially announced Gemini 3.8 Live and its extended-reasoning variant, Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking.
- Both are new entries in the Live real-time multimodal conversation family; the Extended Thinking version reasons longer before responding.
- The post is a brief official announcement; detailed benchmarks and pricing are in the official docs.
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