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Gemini 3.8 Live

Audio in, audio out, and it keeps talking while it runs your tools.

currentGoogle ↗Verified 2026-09-16

$0.005

per minute of audio in

Specifications

ContextNot publishedsource · as of 2026-09-16
Input ($/Mtok)$0.75source · as of 2026-09-16
Output ($/Mtok)$4.5source · as of 2026-09-16
LicenceProprietarysource · as of 2026-09-16
Max outputNot publishedsource · as of 2026-09-16
ParametersNot publishedsource · as of 2026-09-16
Released15 Sep 2026source · as of 2026-09-16
Model IDgemini-3.8-livesource · as of 2026-09-16

Official links

Gemini 3.8 Live model pageGoogle official site

What matters

  • Runs tools and API calls in the background while the conversation continues
  • 97 languages, detected and switched mid conversation
  • $3 per million audio tokens in and $12 out, or half a cent and 1.8 cents a minute

Best for real time voice agents.

Compare with

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