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Google DeepMind released two new Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech models, Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS, with a new TTS playground and voice customization rollout via AI Studio and the Gemini API.

Model release Provisional 86% confidence first seen

Google DeepMind introduced Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS to generate more expressive and customizable voice outputs. The release includes a TTS playground and voice library, with rollout beginning in Google AI Studio and the Gemini API, enabling longer multi-character dialogue and custom voice creation from a short audio sample.

Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS Gemini 3.8 TTS Playground Google gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts gemini-3.8-flash-tts voice library Claude 4.5 Opus GPT-6 Astra Gemini Gemini API Google AI Studio Hume AI Hume AI’s Voice Design Benchmark

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Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech says hello Google official Gemini 3.8 TTS Playground Simon Willison’s Weblog industry analysis

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