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Gemini 3.8 Live and Extended Thinking Models Launched
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On September 15, 2026, Google DeepMind launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking for integration in Google AI Studio.
It provides a direct alternative to OpenAI's real-time and reasoning models, preventing a total market monopoly on inference-time compute scaling.
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Google is finally matching the feature set of the 'o1' class of models. The native integration into Google AI Studio makes this a compelling choice for builders already locked into the GCP ecosystem.
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A head-to-head coding benchmark comparison between Gemini 3.8 Extended Thinking and GPT-6 Astra.
Details
- Builders gain access to lower-latency conversational voice endpoints via the updated Gemini Live API.
- Extended Thinking allows the model to allocate more compute at inference time for complex coding and math.
- Offers a direct, highly competitive alternative to OpenAI's real-time and reasoning model suites.
Consensus
Broad agreement that this updates Google's production conversational and reasoning capabilities significantly.
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