Google Launches Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS With Support for 70 Languages and Scene Direction

Google is extending Gemini 3.5's generative AI capabilities to real-time interpretation through direct speech-to-speech translation that preserves a speaker's original tone, cadence and delivery. Compared with conventional systems that first convert speech into text before synthesizing audio, the new model can reduce pauses, making it significant for international meetings, travel and customer service communications.

Google has launched the Gemini 3.5 Live Translate audio model, which can translate more than 70 languages in real time. The model is being integrated into Google Translate and Google Meet and is also available in developer preview. Google has begun testing it with partners including Southeast Asian ride-hailing and delivery platform Grab to assess translation speed and naturalness in real-world service settings.

Google first launched Search Live in the United States in September 2025, extending generative AI beyond text search to continuous voice- and camera-based follow-up questions. The service combines Google’s search index with AI Mode, breaking down questions during conversations and providing links to webpages. The move reflects Google’s effort to reshape its core search gateway with Gemini. The company did not disclose the investment behind the latest rollout.

On March 26, 2026, Google released Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, a real-time audio model designed to improve the speed, naturalness and stability of multilingual responses. It also expanded Search Live to more than 200 countries and territories where AI Mode is available, with support for 98 languages. Users can tap Live in the Google app on Android or iOS, or use Google Lens to conduct continuous searches by combining the camera with voice queries.