Gemini 3.8 Live adds faster multilingual voice + ‘Live Extended Thinking’
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Google introduced Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, voice-focused dialogue models for near real-time reasoning and tool use. Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking scored 82.6 on Artificial Analysis' Speech to Speech Quality Index. The rollout adds faster multilingual switching (97 languages mid-conversation) and enables simultaneous speaking while reasoning for high-complexity tasks, improving voice agent interactions across Google apps and developer APIs.
Why it matters
Google’s update is framed as giving faster multilingual voice conversations via Gemini 3.8 Live. The issue also says Live Extended Thinking adds a heavier reasoning mode that thinks longer before speaking.