Google AI Releases Gemini 3.5 Transcribe: A Speech-to-Text Model Reporting 2.6% Average WER Across 85+ Languages
Google has released Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, a speech-to-text model for real-time voice interfaces and recorded audio. It ships as two endpoints, not one. gemini-3.5-transcribe handles pre-recorded files through the Interactions API. gemini-3.5-transcribe-live handles bidirectional streaming through the Live API. Google reports average word error rates of 4.0% streaming and 2.6% non-streaming, as measured by Artificial […]

