gemini-live-api-dev

The Live API enables low-latency, real-time voice and video interactions with Gemini over WebSockets. It processes continuous streams of audio, video, or text to deliver immediate, human-like spoken responses. Key capabilities: [!NOTE] The Live API currently only supports WebSockets . For WebRTC support or simplified integration, use a partner integration . [!WARNING] The following Live API models are deprecated and will be shut down. Migrate to gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025 . [!WARNING] Legacy SDKs google-generativeai (Python) and @google/generative-ai (JS) are deprecated. Use the new SDKs above. To streamline real-time audio/video app development, use a third-party integration supporting the Gemini Live API over WebRTC or WebSockets : [!IMPORTANT] Use send_realtime_input / sendRealtimeInput for all real-time user input (audio, video, and text ). Use send_client_content / sendClientContent only for incremental conversation history updates (appending prior turns to context), not for sending new user messages. [!WARNING] Do not use media in sendRealtimeInput .