Google says that 3.5 Transcribe “represents a major advancement from our previous transcription model, Chirp 3,” especially regarding multilingual performance and wording error rates. The transcription model allows users to “edit naturally with just your voice,” according to Google, and can automatically format text and remove filler words like “um” and “uh.”
Users can provide a customized vocabulary to the model, allowing 3.5 Transcribe to automatically adapt transcription to unique spelling requirements and specialized jargon to prevent those words from being edited manually. It can also attribute speech for up to three speakers in pre-recorded audio, alongside providing word-level timestamps.
Alongside 3.5 Transcribe, Google also said that 3.5 Live and 3.5 Live Experimental updates will be coming to Gemini Audio today that build on the existing speech recognition tech powering Gemini’s voice chat mode. After we published this story, Google then reached out to say these additional models arent being launched yet, and didn’t provide a new launch date. According to the information Google previously provided, Gemini 3.5 Live is better at handling mid-sentence interruptions, language recognition, and live visual processing, while Gemini 3.5 Live Experimental goes further by narrating its progress step by step in real time while it tackles reasoning on more complex tasks.
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe is rolling out starting today in English for all macOS Gemini app users, and the Rambler dictation feature on Android in select countries and languages. It’s also available for developers in public preview in the Gemini API via AI Studio and Antigravity. Google says that Chrome support is coming soon.
Update, August 26th: Google also mentioned two Gemini 3.5 Live and 3.5 Live Experimental in information provided to The Verge prior to publication, but now says that only 3.5 Transcribe is being announced today.
