# TestingCatalog — Google rolled out Gemini 3.8 Live and Extended Thinking

- Company: TestingCatalog (testingcatalog.com)
- Announced: 2026-09-15T21:34:51+00:00
- Category: new-model
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: models
- Source: https://www.testingcatalog.com/google-rolled-out-gemini-3-8-live-and-extended-thinking/
- Record: https://forck.live/items/10982-google-rolled-out-gemini-3-8-live-and-extended-thinking
- Subject: AI models / agents / unreleased features
- Models affected: Gemini 3.8 Live, Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking

Google released Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, voice models for near real-time dialogue and task execution. Gemini 3.8 Live targets high-volume workloads with cost efficiency, visual grounding and fluid dialogue, while Extended Thinking handles complex, multi-step work. Both models are rolling out to developers through the Gemini API and Google AI Studio, with varying availability across enterprise, Workspace, and consumer products.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://www.testingcatalog.com/google-rolled-out-gemini-3-8-live-and-extended-thinking/:

> Google is rolling out Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, two voice models built for near real-time dialogue and task execution.

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