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Gemini Live official documentation
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Gemini Live
Realtime multimodal API · Voice
Realtime API for conversational audio and multimodal sessions.
Use it for
Choose when live voice must interact with visual context in a Google-based integration.
Choose something else for
Not the same capability as ordinary text-only Gemini calls.
Give it
Streaming audio; Optional visual context
Get back
Audio/text responses
How it is operated
Live API and application integration
Availability
Provider capabilities and historical Studio notes are distinguished below. Current account access, credits and runtime readiness were not tested.
How charging works
Hosted plan or usage charges; current price not quoted.
Where processing happens
Provider-hosted processing; check the selected route.
Language support
Coverage varies by model/feature; test the required language.
Conversation services
★★★★☆ 4/5 for this task
A differentiated route for multimodal interaction; not an acoustic-quality ranking against other voice APIs.
Decision: Choose when live voice must interact with visual context in a Google-based integration.
Limits and things to check
- Verify model availability, session limits and interruption in the actual application.
Not the same capability as ordinary text-only Gemini calls. Verify model availability, session limits and interruption in the actual application.
Evidence
Official capability documentation; no listening benchmark
Catalogue review: 2026-09-05. The evidence note identifies what was verified. This date does not imply a fresh tool test or verification of every linked source.
