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# Google Launches Gemini 3\.8 Live Audio AI With 82\.6 Top Quality Index Score

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**Published:** 2026-09-15T19:00:43.000Z
**Category:** Models
**Topics:** google, gemini, llm, multimodal, inference, audio, gemini\-3\-8, live\-audio

## Summary

Google DeepMind released two conversational audio models capable of real\-time dialogue and background processing for consumers and developers\. Gemini 3\.8 Live is optimized for scale and cost efficiency, whereas Gemini 3\.8 Live Extended Thinking provides higher precision and multi\-step reasoning for complex tasks\. Both versions feature automatic detection for 97 languages, real\-time visual understanding, and background tool calling to maintain conversation flow\. The rollout includes Search Live and the Gemini app for general users, with a public preview for developers in AI Studio\. Gemini 3\.8 Live Extended Thinking is also available for Workspace subscribers in Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Keep\. API pricing is $0\.005 per minute for input and $0\.018 per minute for output\. The models posted an 82\.6 score on the Artificial Analysis Quality Index and a 35\.1 agentic task completion score in tau\-banking, while all generated audio is watermarked using SynthID\.

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