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Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking powers Gemini Live, Gmail
9to5Google • • technology
Key Points:
- Google has introduced Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, its most advanced live dialogue AI models designed to enhance intuitive and intelligent AI conversations.
- Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking supports multi-step reasoning and increased intelligence, targeting complex tasks such as Gmail Live conversational search, Docs Live drafting/editing, and Keep Live note creation.
- The model delivers seamless conversational flow by using verbal cues like “Let me check that…” and narrates progress during multi-step tasks, improving user experience during complex workflows.
- Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking ranks highly on multiple benchmarks, including the top spot on Artificial Analysis’ Speech to Speech Quality Index and strong performance in agentic task completion and reasoning tests.
- The Gemini 3.8 Live base model supports fluid dialogue with near real-time visual input processing, background task execution, and the ability to detect and switch between 97 languages mid-conversation.
