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Live mode — real-time voice conversation

Live mode opens a bidirectional audio channel with the agent: you speak, it answers out loud, with no dictate-then-read latency.

Using it

  1. In the chat, click the microphone 🎙️ (Live panel).
  2. Allow microphone access in the browser.
  3. Speak naturally — interrupt whenever you want, the agent stops.
  4. Close the panel to return to text chat; session context is preserved.

What live can do

  • Answer your questions (same knowledge as the text agent).
  • Understand French, English, Arabic… (automatic detection).
  • Great for: hands-free brainstorming, hearing/interview preparation, assisted dictation, accessibility.

Technical & privacy

  • Authenticated WebSocket transport (/agent/v1/live) — real-time voice model (Gemini Live).
  • Audio is streamed only for the session's duration; no listening outside a session.
  • Credit consumption based on duration/tokens, like the chat.

Tip: live shines on mobile — the platform runs in the phone's browser.