Gemini 3.8 Live: voice agents that think while they talk

Google released two voice models, Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, built for near real-time conversation. They handle interruptions, switch languages and can explain their reasoning as they go. Google pitches the base model on scale and cost.

Our read: That makes AI phone answering cheaper to run.

• If you miss calls, test a voice agent on after-hours enquiries only.
• Script what it must hand to a person, like complaints and payments.

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