# Google Ships Gemini 3.8 Live With a Real-Time Avatar in 97 Languages for Enterprise Customers

The model pairs near real-time video generation with speech-to-speech dialogue and supports asynchronous tool calls during a live conversation.

- Published: 2026-09-25T13:31:21.671Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-09-25/google-ships-gemini-3-8-live-with-a-real-time-avatar-in-97-l
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- Sources: [Google DeepMind / Google blog](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-8-live-with-live-avatar/), [The Tech Portal](https://thetechportal.com/2026/09/24/google-launches-gemini-3-8-live-avatar-an-ai-that-speaks-lip-syncs-and-switches-between-97-languages-in-real-time), [Android Headlines](https://www.androidheadlines.com/2026/09/google-gemini-3-8-live-avatar.html)

Google introduced Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar on September 24, adding near-real-time video generation to its native live-dialogue system. It renders a speaking persona with lip synchronization and turn-taking while running speech-to-sp…

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