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Google 发布语音对话模型 Gemini 3.8 Live 与 3.8 Live Extended Thinking

Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking

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  • 1Google DeepMind 发布 Gemini 3.8 Live 与 3.8 Live Extended Thinking 两款近实时语音对话模型
  • 2官方称 Extended Thinking 版以 82.6 分居 Artificial Analysis 语音质量指数第一
  • 3官方援引基准称其 τ-Voice 完成率 68.6%、Sierra τ-Voice-banking 35.1%、Big Bench Audio 97.7%,3.8 Live 在 Speech Agent Arena 排第二
  • 43.8 Live 支持近实时视觉输入、97 种语言中途自动切换,可边对话边在后台执行工具与 API 调用
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语音智能体从演示走向生产是这轮发布的实质,Google 用双档模型分别覆盖成本与复杂度两端。

  • 影响:语音客服等高频对话场景获得面向生产的模型选项;按复杂度分双档便于把预算投向高价值任务;官方为 AI 生成音频内置 SynthID 水印,语音真伪可检测。
  • 参考:可考虑选一个客服或内部咨询流程用 Gemini API 试点语音智能体,并记录耗时与任务完成率;值得先算出高频对话的单次成本,再决定是否需要 Extended Thinking 档。
  • 依据:全部性能数字为 Google 官方援引 Artificial Analysis、Sierra、ServiceNow 等第三方基准,暂无独立复测;上线范围与私测安排以官方公告为准。
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Sep 15, 2026

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Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking are our most advanced live dialogue models yet. Major upgrades in intelligence and parallel reasoning make them more intuitive to collaborate with and use to execute complex tasks using your voice.


Tom Ouyang

Principal Engineer

Malini Jaganathan

Member of Technical Staff, on behalf of the Gemini Audio Team


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Today, we’re introducing two new models that bring advancements in near real-time reasoning to more effectively enable voice agents and make conversing with AI feel more intuitive and intelligent.

  • Gemini 3.8 Live: Built for scale and cost efficiency, combining conversational intelligence with fluid dialogue and visual grounding.
  • Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking: Built for high-complexity tasks, with increased intelligence and multi-step reasoning.

For developers and enterprises, these models deliver the building blocks for reliable, production-ready voice agents. They also make speaking with Gemini across the Gemini app, Google Workspace, and Search more fluid and collaborative — helping you tackle complex tasks using just your voice.

Experience more fluid, intelligent conversations

Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking provides enterprise-grade task completion and intelligence, capturing the #1 overall spot on Artificial Analysis' Speech to Speech Quality Index (82.6), and leads in agentic task completion with 68.6% on τ-Voice and 35.1% on Sierra’s τ-Voice-banking benchmark. It also provides strong reasoning capabilities, scoring 97.7% on Big Bench Audio, while maintaining a highly competitive price point compared to other frontier models.

Gemini 3.8 Live has shown a high preference among users, securing a second place in the Speech Agent Arena. In addition to this performance, it remains highly cost-effective — providing developers and enterprises with a capable and efficient model built for scale.

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On ServiceNow’s EVA-Bench, a benchmark for evaluating voice agents, our models push the Pareto Frontier for complex workflows by successfully balancing accuracy with conversational quality.

Note: This was run on the Live API on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.

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Gemini 3.8 Live processes visual inputs in near real-time, enriching conversations with context for more helpful responses. It automatically detects and transitions between 97 supported languages mid-conversation. It executes tools and API calls in the background while continuing the conversation, so the model can acknowledge requests and keep chatting while tasks finish in the background.

For tasks that require deeper reasoning, 3.8 Live Extended Thinking reasons and speaks simultaneously. It delivers increased intelligence for complex workflows while maintaining an uninterrupted conversational flow — using early verbal cues like “Let me check that…” to acknowledge prompts naturally, and live progress narration to walk users through multi-step background tasks as they progress.

Across Google Workspace, Search, and the Gemini app, our Live models deliver more intuitive, collaborative experiences — especially when tackling your most complex tasks.

Empowering the developer and enterprise voice ecosystem

By using the Gemini Live API, developer platforms such as Agora, Fishjam, LangChain, LiveKit, Pipecat, Vercel, and Vision Agents enable developers to build and deploy high-performance voice-driven interfaces with ease. These platforms manage complex real-time media streaming infrastructure behind the scenes, allowing developers to focus entirely on crafting the user experience.

We’re also partnering with companies like Salesforce, Genspark, and Lumeris who are excited about 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, highlighting its impressive latency, fluidity, and tool-calling capabilities.

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Ensure transparency with SynthID watermarking

All audio generated by our AI products is watermarked with SynthID. This imperceptible watermark is woven directly into the audio output, ensuring AI-generated content remains detectable to help prevent misinformation. For details on our approach to safety and responsibility, review the model card.

Start using our latest Gemini Audio models:

3.8 Live is rolling out starting today:

3.8 Live Extended Thinking is rolling out starting today:

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