Gemini 3.8 Live benchmarks, pricing and specs
Gemini 3.8 Live is a Google model released on September 15, 2026 that takes text and audio input and produces text and audio. It costs $0.005 per audio minute.
- Per audio minute
- $0.005
Data verified October 12, 2026 · Dataset 2026-10-12
Key facts
- Provider
- Model family
- Gemini 3.8
- Release date
- September 15, 2026
- Status
- Current
- Access
- API only
- API model id
- gemini-3.8-live
- Context window
- Not reported
- Max output
- Not reported
- Input
- text, audio
- Output
- text, audio
- Task families
- audio
- Declared capabilities
- audio understanding, realtime voice, text to speech, reasoning
Gemini 3.8 Live pricing
It is tied for the cheapest of 5 current audio models priced per audio minute.
Independent benchmark results
Scores come from independent evaluators that ran the model themselves, pinned to a dated snapshot. Rank is among current models in the same snapshot. Google's own launch figures are listed under strengths with the publisher named, because they are not measured the same way.
No independent benchmark has published a result for Gemini 3.8 Live yet. It is still compared below on price, context and capabilities.
Strengths, cautions and best uses
Strengths
- Google's default speech-to-speech model for low-latency voice agents in the Gemini API and Google AI Studio
- A sibling, Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, trades latency for multi-step reasoning at the same published rates
Cautions
- Audio is billed per token; the per-minute figures are Google's equivalents ($0.005 input, $0.018 output)
- No independent voice benchmark is recorded here
Best for
- Customer-facing voice agents that need natural turn-taking
Alternatives to Gemini 3.8 Live
The closest current audiomodels by price. The cheapest model that scores as well or better is listed first; failing that, the cheapest one within 3% of the benchmark's scale.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview
- Same price per audio minute, $0.005
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview
- 7.4x the price per audio minute, $0.0368 vs $0.005
GPT-Live 1
- From OpenAI
Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash
- From Alibaba Qwen
Compare Gemini 3.8 Live with
Other Gemini 3.8 models
Gemini 3.8 Live FAQ
How much does Gemini 3.8 Live cost?
Gemini 3.8 Live costs $0.005 per audio minute at the standard tier. It is tied for the cheapest of 5 current audio models priced per audio minute. Source: Google, verified October 11, 2026.
Is Gemini 3.8 Live open source or API only?
Gemini 3.8 Live is available through Google's API only; its weights are not published.
What are the best alternatives to Gemini 3.8 Live?
The closest current alternatives by price and measured performance are Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview (same price per audio minute, $0.005), Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Preview (7.4x the price per audio minute, $0.0368 vs $0.005), GPT-Live 1 (from OpenAI) and Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash (from Alibaba Qwen).
Sources
- Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking · Google · official · verified October 12, 2026
- Gemini API release notes · Google · official · verified August 18, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
- Gemini Developer API pricing · Google · official · verified October 11, 2026
Cite this page
Van Data Team. "Gemini 3.8 Live Benchmarks, Pricing and Specs." AI Model Benchmark Dataset 2026-10-12. https://vandatateam.com/ai-model-benchmarks/gemini-3-8-live
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