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⚖️ BalancedBudget-Friendly

Gemini 3.8 Live

by Google

Google's low-latency audio-to-audio model for real-time voice agents, live dialogue, visual grounding, and asynchronous tool use.

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Input Price

$0.75

per 1M tokens

Output Price

$4.5

per 1M tokens

Context Window

131.072K

tokens (65.536K max output)

Specifications

Release Date2026-09-15
Category⚖️ Balanced
Context Window131,072 tokens
Max Output65,536 tokens
ProviderGoogle
Input Cost$0.75 / 1M tokens
Output Cost$4.5 / 1M tokens
Price TierBudget-Friendly

Capabilities

textvisionaudiovideoreasoningstreaming

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Monthly Cost Estimates

Usage LevelDaily TokensDailyMonthlyYearly
Light~50 requests/day100K in / 20K out$0.17$4.95$60
Medium~200 requests/day500K in / 100K out$0.82$24.75$301
Heavy~1K requests/day2,000K in / 500K out$3.75$112.50$1369
Enterprise~5K requests/day10,000K in / 2,000K out$16.50$495.00$6023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Gemini 3.8 Live API cost per million tokens?▼
Gemini 3.8 Live costs $0.75 per million input tokens and $4.5 per million output tokens as of 2026. These are the standard API rates from Google.
What is the Gemini 3.8 Live context window?▼
Gemini 3.8 Live supports a 131.072K context window (131,072 tokens), which means you can process up to 131.072K tokens in a single API call.
How much does Gemini 3.8 Live cost per month?▼
At medium usage (~200 requests/day with 500K input and 100K output tokens/day), Gemini 3.8 Live costs approximately $24.75/month. Light usage runs about $4.95/month, and heavy usage (~1K requests/day) around $112.50/month.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Gemini 3.8 Live?▼
Yes — Claude 3.5 Haiku by Anthropic is a cheaper option at $0.8/M input tokens vs $0.75/M for Gemini 3.8 Live. Other budget alternatives include models in the efficient tier.
Is Gemini 3.8 Live good for ai chatbot?▼
Gemini 3.8 Live is a balanced model with support for text, vision, audio. For ai chatbot, it offers 131.072K context and costs $0.75/M input tokens — a budget-friendly choice for this use case.

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