Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking
Google introduced Gemini 3.8 Live, a real-time speech model, and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, which reasons during live conversations. The Decoder reports it takes on OpenAI's GPT-Live-1 at a fraction of the cost.
First seen 15 Sep, 17:05 UTC on deepmind.google4 sourcesLast update 34d ago
Google DeepMindLaunch · 15 Sep
Gemini 3.8 Live
New model
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15 Sep 17:05deepmind.google Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking15 Sep 17:38Hacker News Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking15 Sep 18:23The Decoder Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live to take on OpenAI's GPT-Live-1 at a fraction of the cost15 Sep 23:41SiliconANGLE Google's new speech model Gemini 3.8 Live supports real-time reasoning
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