Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS (GA)
Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS is Google’s fast text-to-speech model, generally available in the Gemini API since September 22, 2026.
- Lab
- Google DeepMind
- Release date
- Status
- Generally available
- API model ID
- gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts
The Gemini API changelog for September 22, 2026 lists Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS (gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts) as generally available. Google describes it as a fast, cost-efficient TTS model built to replace gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview for high-throughput production and real-time voice agents.
- Modalities
- Text input; audio output (text to speech)
- Availability
- Gemini API.
- Official source
- ai.google.dev
- Last checked
Questions
When did Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS become generally available?
The Gemini API changelog lists it as GA on September 22, 2026.
What is the API ID?
gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts.Which model does it replace?
Google says it is built to replace
gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview.Source
Release dates, model IDs and limits come from each lab’s own announcement, changelog, documentation or deprecations page, linked on every model with the date it was last checked. How we pick and check sources: editorial standards.