Following our announcement of Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking last week, we are thrilled to share that Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar is now generally available in Gemini Enterprise . First previewed at Google Cloud Next 2026 , the technology is now officially ready for enterprise production.

As enterprise voice AI evolves beyond basic speed and cost metrics, our priority has shifted to making each interaction even higher quality. Gemini 3.8 Live already delivers a native speech-to-speech foundation for fluid, responsive dialogue. The Live Avatar feature brings an interactive visual presence to conversational video agents across web, mobile, and interactive kiosks. Together, you’ll have access to:

Though Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking remains in private preview, Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar is now available with US and EU endpoints, with provisioned throughput, enterprise compliance, and strict data governance. Try the model and its features in Gemini Enterprise , and start building now with API .

To safeguard identity and prevent misuse, customers can deploy from a library of curated, pre-built avatars, while custom avatar creation is gated behind a strict enterprise allowlisting and verification process. Furthermore, all generated audio and video streams carry imperceptible SynthID watermarks, ensuring AI-generated content remains transparent and verifiable.

Create an interactive custom avatar in a step-by-step process

Watch how Gemini 3.8 Live makes it possible to build a custom avatar by adding system instructions, uploading a single reference photo and audio file sample.

Demo #2: Live video understanding in a voice-first claims intake

Streamline claims intake with live video understanding using Gemini 3.8 Live