# Gemini 3.8 Live

Gemini 3.8 Live 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
- Reported: 2026-11-11T16:25:45.000Z
- Released: 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sighting: 2026-09-15T17:29:09.011Z
  - [evidence link](https://models.dev/#gemini-3.8-live)
- Status: Released
- Product update: 2026-09-24
  - [evidence link](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-8-live-with-live-avatar/)
  - [evidence link](https://deepmind.google/blog/introducing-gemini-38-live-with-live-avatar/)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/google/gemini-3-8-live/

## Questions

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

The context window is 131,072 tokens.

### How much does Gemini 3.8 Live 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 released?

On 15 Sep 2026.

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

- 2026-11-09T17:57:18.389Z · [Vertex AI · quotas](https://console.cloud.google.com/iam-admin/quotas)
- 2026-11-13T18:42:41.888Z · [GitHub search · Google · pulls · BerriAI/litellm · @devin-ai-integration[bot]](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/pull/51657)
- 2026-11-13T19:10:15.656Z · [GitHub search · Google · pulls · konikblabla-cyber/Mark-LVI · @konikblabla-cyber](https://github.com/konikblabla-cyber/Mark-LVI/pull/49)
> - Use stable `gemini-3.8-live` as the primary voice model and keep compatible Gemini Live fallbacks.

## Evidence links

- [Gemini · deprecations](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en)
- [Google AI for Developers](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-3.8-live)
- [review](https://aistudio.google.com/docs/changelog)
- [gemini-model-index](https://aistudio.google.com/docs/models/gemini-3.8-live)
- [gemini-pricing](https://aistudio.google.com/docs/pricing)
- [google-articles](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-8-live-with-live-avatar/)
- [Google Cloud · price list](https://cloud.google.com/skus)
- [Vertex AI · quotas](https://console.cloud.google.com/iam-admin/quotas)
- [vertex-google-models](https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/publishers/google/model-garden/gemini-3.8-live)
- [google-articles](https://deepmind.google/blog/introducing-gemini-38-live-with-live-avatar/)
- [gemini](https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models)
- [GitHub search · Google · pulls · BerriAI/litellm · @devin-ai-integration[bot]](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/pull/51657)
- [GitHub search · Google · pulls · konikblabla-cyber/Mark-LVI · @konikblabla-cyber](https://github.com/konikblabla-cyber/Mark-LVI/pull/49)
- [models-dev](https://models.dev/#gemini-3.8-live)

## Signals

- [Gemini 3.8 Live spotted on models.dev](https://alexgetman.com/signals/2026/09/15/gemini-3-8-live-2/)