Google releases Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking

Two new Gemini 3.8 Live variants target real-time voice agents and are being distributed across Google’s developer, enterprise, and consumer channels.

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- Gemini 3.8 Live — built for scale and cost-efficiency with conversational intelligence and visual grounding.
- Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking — higher-complexity variant with increased multi-step reasoning and parallel thinking.
- Google positions both for voice-driven workflows across the Gemini app, Google Workspace, and Search.
- Available now to developers in the Gemini API and Google AI Studio.
- Offered to enterprises via Gemini Enterprise.
- Accessible to consumers via Google Search Live and the Gemini app.

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