Gemini 3.8 Live models now available on AI Gateway
Gemini 3.8 Live models now available on Vercel's AI Gateway — real-time voice and extended reasoning for production apps.
Why it matters
Google's latest models (including a new extended-thinking variant) are shipping through a key developer platform with unified API, usage tracking, and failover — lowering friction for teams building voice-first and agentic applications.
The key facts
13 to knowGemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking now available via Vercel AI Gateway
Models support real-time audio interactions and voice assistants
Extended Thinking variant adds multi-step reasoning in parallel with speech
Gemini 3.8 Live supports 97 languages, automatic language switching, and background tool calls
Access via realtime API with WebSocket client; short-lived token auth
AI Gateway provides unified API, usage/cost tracking, retries, failover, performance optimization
Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking now on AI Gateway
Real-time audio I/O support for voice assistants and conversational experiences
Extended Thinking variant: multi-step reasoning in parallel with speech, can acknowledge + narrate progress
Gemini 3.8 Live supports automatic language switching across 97 languages, background tool calls
Access via AI SDK realtime API; WebSocket-based; short-lived token auth
AI Gateway layer provides unified API, usage tracking, retries, failover, performance optimization
Available in model playground for testing
Go to the source
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Publisher excerpt: and from Google are now available on AI Gateway.Gemini 3.8 LiveGemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking Both models support real-time spoken interactions for voice assistants, conversational experiences, and applications that respond through audio. Use either model through the AI SDK's realtime API.…