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Google Developers (Google I/O) · Oct 16, 2026 · Engineering Insights

Gemini leads speech-to-speech benchmarks per newly released MAviS Bench evaluation

“We recently released a benchmark called MAviS Bench where we benchmarked you guys along with a couple of other speech-to-speech models, and you guys are absolutely killing it.”

Developers at Google I/O showcased diverse real-world Gemini Audio use cases including robotics, accessibility tools for the visually impaired, and music creation. A standout moment was the mention of MAviS Bench, a new speech-to-speech benchmark where Gemini reportedly outperforms competitors. The session highlights growing developer confidence in Gemini Live's low-latency, real-time audio agent capabilities.

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