--- title: Improved Gemini audio models for powerful voice interactions description: Google released an upgraded Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio model with improved function calling (71.5% on ComplexFuncBench), better instruction following (90%... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/improved-gemini-audio-models-for-powerful-voice-interactions-nxigikvvz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Improved Gemini audio models for powerful voice interactions | daily.dev og:description: Google released an upgraded Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio model with improved function calling (71.5% on ComplexFuncBench), better instruction following (90%... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/improved-gemini-audio-models-for-powerful-voice-interactions-nxigikvvz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/nxiGiKVvz.png og:image:alt: Improved Gemini audio models for powerful voice interactions og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Improved Gemini audio models for powerful voice interactions **[DeepMind](https://daily.dev/sources/dm)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google released an upgraded Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio model with improved function calling (71.5% on ComplexFuncBench), better instruction following (90% adherence rate, up from 84%), and enhanced multi-turn conversation quality. The model is now available in Google AI Studio, Vertex AI, Gemini Live, and Search Live. Additionally, Google introduced live speech-to-speech translation supporting 70+ languages and 2000 language pairs, preserving speaker intonation and pitch, rolling out in the Google Translate app beta for Android devices in the US, Mexico, and India. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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