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Developing story · 2 episodes · 23 Sept to 2 Oct

Google's Gemini 3.8 Voice Model Saga

The series chronicles Google's rollout of Gemini 3.8 voice models, from the initial Live and Extended Thinking releases to the latest Flash Lite TTS upgrades for Vids voiceovers. After the most recent episode, the technology now offers real-time voice synthesis with extensive language support and pricing aimed at broader adoption.

  1. Marketing & Small Businessnew

    Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS for multilingual voice

    Google has launched Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and its lighter variant, Flash-Lite TTS, two new text-to-speech models designed for expressive, multilingual voice generation. According to the source, these…

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  2. Generative AI & Modelsnew

    Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS with voice cloning and 100+ languages

    Google announced two new text-to-speech models, Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS, rolling out today via the Gemini API and Google AI Studio. Both support over 100 languages and offer…

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