Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live voice models at $1.38/hour, undercutting OpenAI's GPT-Live-1
The Decoder · rss · 2026-09-16
Google DeepMind has released two new audio models for developers: Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking. Both top the Artificial Analysis speech-to-speech leaderboard.
At $1.38 per hour of voice conversation, Google significantly undercuts OpenAI's GPT-Live-1. The catch: GPT-Live-1's full duplex architecture should still sound more natural in conversation.
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