# Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking

Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking is a model from Google, released on 15 Sep 2026. The context window is 131,072 tokens. Pricing is $3.00 (audio); $1.00 (image/video); $0.75 (text) per million input tokens and $12.00 (audio); $4.50 (text) per million output tokens.

- Developer: Google
- Id: models/gemini-3.8-live-extended-thinking
- Released: 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sighting: 2026-10-07T19:47:47.722Z
  - [evidence link](https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models)
- Status: Released
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/google/gemini-3-8-live-extended-thinking/

## Questions

### What is the context window of Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking?

The context window is 131,072 tokens.

### How much does Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking cost?

Pricing is $3.00 (audio); $1.00 (image/video); $0.75 (text) per million input tokens and $12.00 (audio); $4.50 (text) per million output tokens.

### When was Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking released?

On 15 Sep 2026.

- `gemini-3.8-live-extended-thinking` · standard · Input price: ≈ $0.005 / minute · /min (audio)
- `gemini-3.8-live-extended-thinking` · standard · Input price: ≈ $0.002 / minute · /min (image/video)
- `gemini-3.8-live-extended-thinking` · standard · Output price (including thinking tokens): ≈ $0.018 / minute · /min (audio)
## Evidence links

- [review](https://aistudio.google.com/docs/changelog)
- [gemini-model-index](https://aistudio.google.com/docs/models/gemini-3.8-live-extended-thinking)
- [gemini-pricing](https://aistudio.google.com/docs/pricing)
- [gemini](https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models)

## Signals