Audio modelActive
Gemini 3.8 Live
- Released
- -
- Data date
- September 24, 2026
- Model class
- Access
Gemini 3.8 Live is designed for direct audio responses without an extra reasoning delay. It accepts text, images, audio, and video and returns text and audio. While an asynchronous function call runs, the session can keep streaming audio and updating session content; search grounding and built-in audio streaming are part of its documented live behavior.
The API profile allows 131,072 input tokens and 65,536 output tokens. Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking is the separate variant for background reasoning, while Gemini 3.8 Live keeps direct dialogue and ongoing tool use open without that extra step.
Specifications and access
| Specification | Value and source |
|---|---|
| Model class | Real-time audio modelSource |
| Access | APISource |
| API model ID | gemini-3.8-liveSource |
| Input | Text, image, audio and videoSource |
| Output | Text and audioSource |
| Task | Voice agents and dialogueSource |
| Supported details | Low latency without reasoning delaySource |
| Input limit | 131,072 tokensSource |
| Output limit | 65,536 tokensSource |
| Tools | Function calling and search groundingSource |
| Capabilities | Interleaved reasoning, asynchronous function calling, session content updates, and built-in audio streamingSource |
Popularity
0 / 100
Sources and data date
| Type | Evidence and data date |
|---|---|
| Additional source | Google Gemini model documentation (retrieved September 24, 2026) · Google Gemini 3.8 Live model documentation · Editorial description reviewed October 2, 2026 |
| Additional source | OpenRouter: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0 |
| Additional source | Vercel AI Gateway: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0 |
| Additional source | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |