Gemini 3.1 Flash Live

Canonical version: Gemini 3.1 Flash Live.

Google's highest-quality audio and voice model (March 2026). Designed for natural real-time dialogue with improved precision and lower latency. Part of the Gemini model family.

Key Capabilities

• Real-time voice dialogue: natural rhythm and fluid conversation for voice-first AI
• Multi-step function calling: 90.8% on ComplexFuncBench Audio benchmark
• Complex reasoning in audio: 36.1% on Scale AI's Audio MultiChallenge (with thinking on); handles interruptions and hesitations typical of real-world audio
• Tonal understanding: recognizes pitch, pace, frustration, confusion; dynamically adjusts responses
• Faster responses: lower latency than previous model, 2x longer conversation thread support
• Inherently multilingual: powers Search Live expansion to 200+ countries
• Audio watermarking: all output watermarked with SynthID for AI content detection

Availability

• Developers: preview via Gemini Live API in Google AI Studio
• Enterprises: Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience
• Everyone: via Search Live and Gemini Live (200+ countries)

Use Cases

• Voice-first agents that handle complex tasks in noisy environments
• Customer experience voice agents (Verizon, LiveKit, The Home Depot)
• Voice-based vibe coding and rapid iteration

References

• Announcement: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-1-flash-live/

Related

• Gemini
• Gemini 3
• Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS
• Gemini 3.5 Flash
• Gemini Mobile App
• Google AI Studio
• NotebookLM

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