Gemini introduces 3.8 Live with Live Avatar
Gemini today announced Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar, adding near real‑time video generation and lip‑syncing to its live dialogue models.
Key points
- Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar adds near real‑time video generation and lip‑syncing to Gemini Enterprise
- Supports 97 languages with native multilingual speech‑to‑speech
- Custom avatars can be created from a reference image, available only through enterprise allowlisting
The new feature lets enterprises create visual personas that listen, see, and speak, supporting 97 languages with native multilingual speech‑to‑speech. It also offers a library of preset avatars and a custom avatar tool that can generate a fully animated character from a reference image, though the custom option is only available through enterprise allowlisting.
Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar is available in Gemini Enterprise and is built with safeguards such as SynthID watermarks to keep AI‑generated content transparent.
Model page: Gemini 3.8 Live →
Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar
Google DeepMind · 24 September 2026
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