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Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking
Google DeepMind · Published · 3 min read
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- What happened
- Google released Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, voice-first AI models for real-time dialogue with visual context and background task execution.
- Why it matters
- Developers building voice agents and enterprises needing production-ready conversational AI with complex reasoning should evaluate these models for deployment.
- Watch out
- Performance claims rely on specific benchmarks; real-world performance varies. Availability is phased across API, Workspace, and consumer products with different rollout timelines.
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