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Gemini 3.8 Live explained: voice AI that thinks while it talks

Gemini 3.8 Live is Google's speech-to-speech AI that reasons and calls tools mid-conversation. Extended Thinking tops the Speech to Speech Quality Index at 82.6.

Lars Cornelissen · Sep 17, 2026

Scatter plot of Gemini 3.8 Live benchmark scores: tau-Voice-banking at 35.1 percent, tau-Voice at 68.6 percent, Big Bench Audio at 97.7 percent, and Artificial Analysis Speech to Speech Quality Index at 82.6. The primary keyword is Gemini 3.8 Live.

Gemini 3.8 Live voice models ship to production in Search

Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking are Google's new conversational voice models, scoring 82.6 on the Speech to Speech Quality Index and already running in Google Search Live production.

Lars Cornelissen · Sep 16, 2026