Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS with custom voices in 100+ languages
kastnerkyle · x · 2026-09-24
Google AI launched Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS, its most expressive audio models yet: custom voices across 100+ languages, 2,000+ presets, line-by-line delivery control, natural cues like <laughs> and |mhm|, and hours of consistent audio.
- Flash TTS: bespoke vocal personas for gaming, audiobooks, podcasts
- Flash-Lite TTS: lighter-weight generation
Hume AI CEO Alan Cowen called it the most natural speech model he's used, arguing TTS is no longer a "small model" problem — frontier models sound more expressive because they better understand what they're saying.
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