# Google releases Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking

The models enable real-time reasoning, background tool execution, and mid-conversation language switching across 97 languages for voice agents.

- Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking reasons and speaks simultaneously, using filler cues and progress narration during multi-step tasks.
- Gemini 3.8 Live supports near real-time visual input processing and background API calls while maintaining ongoing dialogue.
- Both models are available through the Gemini API and Google AI Studio, and are rolling out to Search Live, Gemini Live, and Google Workspace.
- All generated audio outputs include imperceptible SynthID watermarks.

## Why it matters

Developers building conversational AI can deploy real-time voice agents that execute complex background workflows without pausing dialogue.

## Sources

- [Google AI Studio: Google Releases Gemini 3.8 Live Dialogue Models](https://x.com/GoogleAIStudio/status/2099915030074736828)
- [Google DeepMind: Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking](https://deepmind.google/blog/introducing-gemini-3-8-live-and-3-8-live-extended-thinking)

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Summarized by dstilled on 2026-09-15. https://dstilled.ai/story/395861f1-8296-4324-a9e6-ec62f13e5897