# Gemini 3.8 Live models now available on AI Gateway

By Steven Van · 2026-09-15

Gemini 3.8 Live adds real-time audio and 97-language switching, while the Extended Thinking variant narrates multi-step reasoning during a live call.

Google's Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking models are now available on [Vercel](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/vercel>)'s AI Gateway, adding real-time spoken interaction to the platform's model lineup for voice assistants and other audio-responding apps.

- **google/gemini-3.8-live** supports real-time audio, visual grounding, automatic switching across 97 languages, and background tool calls that run while the conversation continues.

- **google/gemini-3.8-live-extended-thinking** adds multi-step reasoning that runs in parallel with speech, so it can acknowledge a request and narrate progress without interrupting the conversation.

Both models work through the AI SDK's realtime API: install the Gateway provider and a WebSocket client, mint a short-lived token, then use the model adapter to serialize and parse realtime events. Both can also be tried directly in the model playground. See the [realtime quickstart](<https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/getting-started/realtime>) for the full setup.

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Sources

[Original source](<https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/getting-started/realtime>)

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