# 9to5Google — Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking powers Gemini Live, Gmail, & Keep

- Company: 9to5Google (9to5google.com)
- Announced: 2026-09-15T21:29:54+00:00
- Category: new-model
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: models
- Source: https://9to5google.com/2026/09/15/gemini-3-8-live-announced/
- Record: https://forck.live/items/16977-gemini-3-8-live-extended-thinking-powers-gemini-live-gmail-keep
- Subject: Reporting
- Models affected: Gemini 3.8 Live, Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking

Google announced Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, described as its most advanced live dialogue models. The Extended Thinking variant offers multi-step reasoning and simultaneous speech, and is rolling out to Gemini Live, Gmail Live, Docs Live, and Keep Live. The base model supports near real-time visual inputs and language detection across 97 languages.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://9to5google.com/2026/09/15/gemini-3-8-live-announced/:

> Google today announced Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking as its “most advanced live dialogue models yet.”

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