Google Launches Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio with Live Translation Across 70+ Languages
Summary
Google launches upgraded Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio featuring live speech-to-speech translation across 70+ languages while preserving speaker intonation, now rolling out to enterprise customers and beta users in the US, Mexico, and India.
Key Points
- Google releases updated Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio with improved function calling, instruction following, and conversation quality, now available across Google AI Studio, Vertex AI, Gemini Live and Search Live
- The upgrade introduces live speech-to-speech translation supporting over 70 languages and 2000 language pairs, preserving speaker intonation and pitch while filtering ambient noise
- Enterprise customers including Shopify, United Wholesale Mortgage, and Newo.ai report significant business results, with the live translation feature launching in beta on Google Translate app for Android users in US, Mexico and India