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Google Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS with Voice Cloning
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Why it matters
- →Voice cloning is now available via API with built-in safety guardrails.
- →Multi-speaker dialogue and stage directions enable complex audio storytelling.
- →Public Colab access allows immediate testing without enterprise onboarding.
Google has released Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS, a new text-to-speech model featuring voice cloning and multi-speaker dialogue capabilities. The model supports over 2,000 pre-designed voices and allows users to inject stage directions and non-verbal tags for expressive control. A public Colab notebook is available for testing the API, which includes guardrails for voice cloning safety. This release positions Google as a key player in accessible, high-quality generative audio.
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