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Part of a story covered by 2 sourcesGoogle ships Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS, then adds Live Avatar faces to Gemini 3.8 LiveMerged summary & timeline
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Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS for expressive multilingual speech generation.

Google introduced Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS in Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Notebook, and Google Vids. Flash TTS supports generative voice design, a library of more than 2,000 voices, and replication from a 30-second sample, with consent verification, SynthID watermarking, and C2PA credentials across more than 100 languages. Google says Flash TTS ranked first on Hume AI’s Voice Design Benchmark at 71.4 and first on the Overall Quality Index, with Flash-Lite second.

Key facts
  • New models: Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS.
  • Supports voice design, 2,000-plus voices, and 30-second cloning.
  • Consent verification, SynthID watermarking, and C2PA credentials included.
  • Flash TTS scored 71.4, first on Hume Voice Design Benchmark.
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Gemini 3. 8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3. 8 Flash-Lite TTS are our most expressive audio generation models yet.

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