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Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live audio models starting at $1.38 per hour
Google DeepMind has released Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, two new audio models for developers that lead the Artificial Analysis speech-to-speech leaderboard. Priced at $1.38 per hour of voice conversation, the models significantly undercut OpenAI's GPT-Live-1.
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Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live audio models starting at $1.38 per hour: Google DeepMind has released Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, two new audio models for developers that lead the Artificial Analysis speech-to-speech leaderboard. Priced at $1.38 per hour of voice conversation, the models significantly undercut OpenAI's GPT-Live-1.