Gemini 3.8 Live

Sep 2026
Gemini 3.8 Live
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$0.005 / $0.018per minute in / out
1.2 sfirst audio?
30.1τ-Voice
Sep 2026released
en, es, fr +97Languages
Provider-stated input/output audio minute components; text, tools and session/backend charges remain separate.Price covers

Ranking?

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1Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview1,094.82Gemini 3.8 Live1,077.63Grok Voice 3.01,0644GPT Live 11,047.35GPT Realtime 1.51,000

Strong at

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Speech & Voice#12 of 17

Benchmarks

in Speech & Voice
Big Bench Audio · AA v1.291.7#13
Full-Duplex-Bench · AA subset v1/v1.596.1#6
Time to first audio · AA1.2#17
AA Speech Agent Arena · overall · Elo1,077.6#2
AA Speech Agent Arena · overall · Task Success93.2#3
AA Speech to Speech Index v2.076#5
AA Speech Agent Arena · agentic · Elo1,064.1#3
AA Speech Agent Arena · non-agentic · Elo1,119.7#2
τ-Voice · AA · aggregate30.1#12
τ-Voice · AA · airline48.7#10
τ-Voice · AA · retail29.2#11
τ-Voice · AA · telecom12.3#14
EVA-Bench · EVA-A accuracy pass45.9#7
EVA-Bench · EVA-X experience pass88.6#1
EVA-Bench · response speed2#5

FAQ

Is Gemini 3.8 Live free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.005 per 1M input tokens.

How good is Gemini 3.8 Live, and what is it best at?›

#12 of 17 in Realtime.

Is Gemini 3.8 Live better than Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview?›

On AA Speech Agent Arena · overall · Elo, Gemini 3.8 Live scores 1,077.6 vs 1,094.8 — lower.

How can I use Gemini 3.8 Live?›

Through the Google API.

When was Gemini 3.8 Live released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-09-15. It is the current version in its line.

Is Gemini 3.8 Live open source?›

No, Gemini 3.8 Live is a closed model available through an API.

What is Gemini 3.8 Live?›

Gemini 3.8 Live is a closed speech & voice model from Google, released Sep 2026, the successor to Gemini 2.5 Flash Exp Native Audio Thinking Dialog.

What are the best alternatives to Gemini 3.8 Live?›

Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview (better).