Google announces Gemini 3.5 Transcribe for AI-powered speech-to-text
While we wait (possibly in vain) for Gemini 3.5 Pro to launch, Google is releasing a different model in the 3.5 branch. The company has announced Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, an AI model designed to streamline voice input by editing out "ums" and corrections, outputting polished AI text. This model already powers the Gboard "Rambler" feature on the Pixel 11, but it's about to appear throughout the Google ecosystem. According to Google, Gemini 3.5 Transcribe is much faster and more accurate than its pr
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Google has announced Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, an AI model designed to convert speech to text while automatically removing filler words like "ums" and self-corrections to produce polished written output. The new model is reportedly 70 percent faster than its predecessor and has reduced the live-speech error rate to 5.5 percent, while also supporting 85 languages and up to three speakers in pre-recorded audio. The technology already powers a feature called Rambler in Gboard on certain phones, and Google plans to expand it across its ecosystem including the Chrome browser and to developers through its API. The main trade-off is that the AI technically rewrites what was said to improve clarity, which may not be appropriate for all situations where exact word-for-word transcription is needed.
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