Google Just Released Its Most Advanced Audio Model. Here Is How It Ranks

Google released Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking on September 15, calling them its most advanced audio models yet. The two models talk, reason, and handle tasks. But how do they rank with independent analysts? The Extended Thinking version topped Artificial Analysis’ Speech-to-Speech Index at 82.6, ahead of GPT-Live-1 and Grok Voice.