google-gemini · thorwebdev · Mar 27, 2026 · Mar 27, 2026
diff --git a/examples/Browser_as_a_tool.ipynb b/examples/Browser_as_a_tool.ipynb
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
         "\n",
         "client = genai.Client(api_key=GOOGLE_API_KEY)\n",
         "\n",
-        "LIVE_MODEL = 'gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-09-2025'  # @param ['gemini-2.0-flash-live-001', 'gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview', 'gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-09-2025'] {allow-input: true, isTemplate: true}\n",
+        "LIVE_MODEL = 'gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview'  # @param ['gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview'] {allow-input: true, isTemplate: true}\n",
         "MODEL = 'gemini-2.5-flash'  # @param ['gemini-2.5-flash'] {allow-input: true, isTemplate: true}"
       ]
     },

diff --git a/examples/LiveAPI_plotting_and_mapping.ipynb b/examples/LiveAPI_plotting_and_mapping.ipynb
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
       "outputs": [],
       "source": [
         "uri = f\"wss://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/ws/google.ai.generativelanguage.v1beta.GenerativeService.BidiGenerateContent?key={GOOGLE_API_KEY}\"\n",
-        "model = \"models/gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-09-2025\""
+        "model = \"models/gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview\""
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -247,9 +247,8 @@
         "async def send(ws, prompt):\n",
         "  \"\"\"Send a user content message (only text is supported).\"\"\"\n",
         "  msg = {\n",
-        "    \"client_content\": {\n",
-        "      \"turns\": [{\"role\": \"user\", \"parts\": [{\"text\": prompt}]}],\n",
-        "      \"turn_complete\": True,\n",
+        "    \"realtime_input\": {\n",
+        "      \"text\": prompt,\n",
         "    }\n",
         "  }\n",
         "  json_msg = json.dumps(msg)\n",

diff --git a/examples/gradio_audio.py b/examples/gradio_audio.py
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ class GeminiConfig:
     def __init__(self):
         self.api_key = os.getenv(KEY_NAME)
         self.host = "generativelanguage.googleapis.com"
-        self.model = "models/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview"
-        self.ws_url = f"wss://{self.host}/ws/google.ai.generativelanguage.v1alpha.GenerativeService.BidiGenerateContent?key={self.api_key}"
+        self.model = "models/gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview"
+        self.ws_url = f"wss://{self.host}/ws/google.ai.generativelanguage.v1beta.GenerativeService.BidiGenerateContent?key={self.api_key}"
 
 class AudioProcessor:
     """Handles encoding and decoding of audio data."""
@@ -81,12 +81,10 @@ def encode_audio(data, sample_rate):
         encoded = base64.b64encode(data.tobytes()).decode("UTF-8")
         return {
             "realtimeInput": {
-                "mediaChunks": [
-                    {
-                        "mimeType": f"audio/pcm;rate={sample_rate}",
-                        "data": encoded,
-                    }
-                ],
+                "audio": {
+                    "mimeType": f"audio/pcm;rate={sample_rate}",
+                    "data": encoded,
+                },
             },
         }
 
@@ -136,17 +134,14 @@ def receive(self, frame: tuple[int, np.ndarray]) -> None:
                 self._initialize_websocket()
 
             sample_rate, array = frame
-            message = {"realtimeInput": {"mediaChunks": []}}
+            message = None
 
             if sample_rate > 0 and array is not None:
                 array = array.squeeze()
                 audio_data = self.audio_processor.encode_audio(array, self.output_sample_rate)
-                message["realtimeInput"]["mediaChunks"].append({
-                    "mimeType": f"audio/pcm;rate={self.output_sample_rate}",
-                    "data": audio_data["realtimeInput"]["mediaChunks"][0]["data"],
-                })
+                message = audio_data
 
-            if message["realtimeInput"]["mediaChunks"]:
+            if message:
                 self.ws.send(json.dumps(message))
         except Exception as e:
             print(f"Error in receive: {str(e)}")
@@ -259,6 +254,6 @@ def registry(
 
 # Launch the Gradio interface
 gr.load(
-    name="gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview",
+    name="gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview",
     src=registry,
 ).launch()
diff --git a/quickstarts/Get_started_LiveAPI.ipynb b/quickstarts/Get_started_LiveAPI.ipynb
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
       },
       "outputs": [],
       "source": [
-        "MODEL = 'gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-09-2025'  # @param ['gemini-2.0-flash-live-001', 'gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview', 'gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-09-2025'] {allow-input: true, isTemplate: true}"
+        "MODEL = 'gemini-3.1-flash-preview'  # @param ['gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025'] {allow-input: true, isTemplate: true}"
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -227,54 +227,6 @@
         "from google.genai import types"
       ]
     },
-    {
-      "cell_type": "markdown",
-      "metadata": {
-        "id": "jj7gDzfDOq4h"
-      },
-      "source": [
-        "## Text to Text\n",
-        "\n",
-        "The simplest way to use the Live API is as a text-to-text chat interface, but it can do **a lot** more than this."
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "cell_type": "code",
-      "execution_count": 29,
-      "metadata": {
-        "id": "dDfslcyIOqgI"
-      },
-      "outputs": [
-        {
-          "name": "stdout",
-          "output_type": "stream",
-          "text": [
-            ">  Hello? Gemini are you there? \n",
-            "\n",
-            "- Hello\n",
-            "-  there! I am indeed here. How can I help you today?\n"
-          ]
-        }
-      ],
-      "source": [
-        "config={\n",
-        "    \"response_modalities\": [\"TEXT\"]\n",
-        "}\n",
-        "\n",
-        "async with client.aio.live.connect(model=MODEL, config=config) as session:\n",
-        "  message = \"Hello? Gemini are you there?\"\n",
-        "  print(\"> \", message, \"\\n\")\n",
-        "  await session.send_client_content(\n",
-        "        turns={\"role\": \"user\", \"parts\": [{\"text\": message}]}, turn_complete=True\n",
-        "  )\n",
-        "\n",
-        "  # For text responses, When the model's turn is complete it breaks out of the loop.\n",
-        "  turn = session.receive()\n",
-        "  async for chunk in turn:\n",
-        "    if chunk.text is not None:\n",
-        "      print(f'- {chunk.text}')"
-      ]
-    },
     {
       "cell_type": "markdown",
       "metadata": {
@@ -373,8 +325,8 @@
         "  with wave_file(file_name) as wav:\n",
         "    message = \"Hello? Gemini are you there?\"\n",
         "    print(\"> \", message, \"\\n\")\n",
-        "    await session.send_client_content(\n",
-        "        turns={\"role\": \"user\", \"parts\": [{\"text\": message}]}, turn_complete=True\n",
+        "    await session.send_realtime_input(\n",
+        "        text=message\n",
         "    )\n",
         "\n",
         "    turn = session.receive()\n",
@@ -493,8 +445,8 @@
         "      logger.debug('send')\n",
         "\n",
         "      # Send the message to the model.\n",
-        "      await self.session.send_client_content(\n",
-        "        turns={\"role\": \"user\", \"parts\": [{\"text\": text}]}, turn_complete=True\n",
+        "      await self.session.send_realtime_input(\n",
+        "        text=text\n",
         "      )\n",
         "      logger.debug('sent')\n",
         "      yield text\n",
@@ -739,10 +691,7 @@
         "      message = await asyncio.to_thread(input, \"message > \")\n",
         "      if message.lower() == \"q\":\n",
         "          break\n",
-        "      await session.send_client_content(turns={\n",
-        "          'role': 'user',\n",
-        "          'parts': [{'text': message}]\n",
-        "      })\n",
+        "      await session.send_realtime_input(text=message)\n",
         "\n",
         "\n",
         "async def async_main(last_handle=None):\n",

diff --git a/quickstarts/Get_started_LiveAPI.py b/quickstarts/Get_started_LiveAPI.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 CHUNK_SIZE = 1024
 
 # --- Model Configuration ---
-MODEL = "models/gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025"
+MODEL = "models/gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview"
 DEFAULT_MODE = "camera"
 
 
@@ -275,9 +275,8 @@ async def send_text(self):
                 if text.lower() == "q":
                     print("👋 Exiting on user request...")
                     break
-                await self.session.send_client_content(
-                    turns=types.Content(parts=[types.Part(text=text or "")]),
-                    turn_complete=True,
+                await self.session.send_realtime_input(
+                    text=text or "",
                 )
         except asyncio.CancelledError:
             pass
@@ -289,7 +288,7 @@ async def send_realtime(self):
                 if msg["mime_type"].startswith("audio/"):
                     await self.session.send_realtime_input(audio=msg)
                 else:
-                    await self.session.send_realtime_input(media=msg)
+                    await self.session.send_realtime_input(video=msg)
         except asyncio.CancelledError:
             pass
 

diff --git a/quickstarts/Get_started_LiveAPI_NativeAudio.py b/quickstarts/Get_started_LiveAPI_NativeAudio.py
@@ -80,11 +80,10 @@
 with an engaging follow-up question to keep the conversation flowing.
 """
 
-MODEL = "gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025"
+MODEL = "gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview"
 CONFIG = {
     "system_instruction": system_instruction,
     "response_modalities": ["AUDIO"],
-    "proactivity": {'proactive_audio': True}
 }