Summary
On September 15, 2026, Vercel made Google's Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking available through Vercel AI Gateway, enabling real-time audio conversations routed through Vercel's unified model layer.
What changed
Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking became available on Vercel AI Gateway for real-time audio conversations.
Why it matters
Adding frontier real-time voice models to a routing gateway lets developers build voice agents without a direct Google integration, and lets teams swap or compare providers behind one interface. It reinforces AI Gateway as a neutral routing layer as voice becomes a mainstream agent surface.
Evidence excerpt
Google's Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking models became available on Vercel AI Gateway for real-time audio conversations.