AI MODEL MONITOR
AI Model Release Monitor — Daily Digest (2026-09-16)
2026-09-16
1 new model release(s) found:
OTHER RELEASES
Gemini 3.8 Live / 3.8 Live Extended Thinking
(Google DeepMind)
RSS/MarkTechPost
Two new native speech-to-speech voice-agent models built on Gemini 3 Pro: standard 3.8 Live is tuned for low-latency, cost-efficient conversation, while 3.8 Live Extended Thinking adds background multi-step reasoning and async tool calls while continuing to speak. Both handle live audio/video/image input across 97 languages.
Hardware: Closed, hosted-only model served via the Gemini API/AI Studio (no open weights) – no self-hosted hardware requirement; billed per-minute ($0.005/min audio in, $0.018/min audio out).
Tracking 18 models total (14 China-origin) since monitoring began.
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Source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NpL8_FQv2YM5fM2x8N9A5w8jgfi3xrjQ/view?usp=sharing
Source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NpL8_FQv2YM5fM2x8N9A5w8jgfi3xrjQ/view?usp=sharing