The week agents got faces, voices, and persistent storage

Gemini 3.8 Live Avatar, Gemini 3.8 TTS and Gemini Omni in Vids, and The Deploy Log for this week. Every price and claim read off the publisher's own page, with a call on each.

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Gemini 3.8 Live Avatar

DEPLOYif you run enterprise customer service

WHAT SHIPPEDGemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar adds near real-time visual presence to live dialogue, with lip-syncing, expressions, and turn-taking across 97 languages. It is available in Gemini Enterprise starting today.

THE CATCHCustom avatar creation from a reference image is only available through enterprise allowlisting, so brand-specific avatars require an approval step before you can use them.

IF YOU RUNa hotel check-in flow or interactive walkthrough and want an agent that sees, speaks, and holds a visual persona

SOURCEGoogle, Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar

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