# Improved Gemini audio models for powerful voice experiences

DevFeed: [Improved Gemini audio models for powerful voice experiences](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/improved-gemini-audio-models-for-powerful-voice-experiences-6189.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://deepmind.google/blog/improved-gemini-audio-models-for-powerful-voice-experiences/>)

Author: Bibo Xu

Published: 2025-12-12T17:50:50Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Google DeepMind News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/google-deepmind-news.md>)

Topics: [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Google AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-ai.md>), [voice ai](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/voice-ai.md>), [speech-to-speech](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/speech-to-speech.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/real-time.md>), [Streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/streaming.md>), [Google Cloud Platform (GCP)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-cloud.md>)

Tags: [ai-studio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-studio.md>), [audio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audio.md>), [customer-service](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/customer-service.md>), [enterprise](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/enterprise.md>), [gemini](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gemini.md>), [google-cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-cloud.md>), [none](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/none.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/real-time.md>), [speech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/speech.md>), [speech-to-speech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/speech-to-speech.md>), [streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/streaming.md>), [vertex-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vertex-ai.md>), [voice](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/voice.md>)

## AI overview

Google describes upgrades to Gemini 2.5 Native Audio for live voice agents, including better function calling, instruction following, and multi-turn conversations. The model is available across Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, with rollouts to Gemini Live and Search Live. The article also introduces beta live speech-to-speech translation in Google Translate.

## Source excerpt

An upgraded Gemini 2.5 Native Audio model across Google products and live speech translation in the Google Translate app.