Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live with talking AI avatars for enterprise use
Google has announced Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar, a feature that pairs real-time voice interaction with lip-synced AI avatars for enterprise customers. The feature supports 97 languages with automatic switching, includes SynthID watermarking on all audio and video output, and allows businesses to use preset avatars or create custom ones from a single reference image, subject to an allowlist…
Key points
- Google launched Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar for enterprise use, featuring lip-synced avatars with real-time voice.
- The feature supports 97 languages with automatic switching and includes SynthID watermarking on all output.
- Only note.com reports pricing: avatar video output at $1 per 1M tokens and a 24,000-token limit for continuous use.
While all sources agree on the core features and enterprise focus, note.com provides additional detail on pricing, reporting per-1-million-token costs: avatar video output at $1, text input at $0.75, image/video input at $1, audio input at $3, text output at $4.50, and audio output at $12, with avatar video counted at 6,192 tokens per second. It also notes a continuous interaction limit of a few minutes due to a 24,000-token output cap when using avatars, compared to 64,000 tokens without. Other sources do not mention these specific pricing or usage limits.
Google gives Gemini Live a face with new talking AI avatars
thenews.com.pk · 25 September 2026
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Coverage and discussion
5sources- Google Gemini 3.8 Live, AI Avatars Start Talking with a Single ImagePress · note.com ·
- Gemini’s Live Avatar Puts a Face on Its AI Agent. It’s Freaking Me OutPress · cnet.com ·
- Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar gives Google’s AI a facePress · The Verge AI ·
- Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live with Live AvatarPrimary source · Google DeepMind ·
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