In short

  • Google’s new voice model receives the top rating on the Artificial Analysis speech index with a score of 82.6.

  • Gemini 3.8 Live costs $0.84 per hour, the cheapest audio model in the index.

  • Human testers still prefer the older Gemini 3.1 Flash Live in blind voice tests.

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