Gemini Live launched earlier this week with a focus on providing “free, hands-free conversations” with chatbots It is Google's answer to ChatGPT Voice, which allows users to talk to Gemini as if it were a human, including interrupting it mid-stream

Initially, Gemini Live will be available to anyone with a recent Android device, a $19/month subscription to Gemini Advanced, and language settings set to English Google said during its keynote that it will be available soon

We learned that some users who meet these criteria will not have access to the voice assistant feature When we asked, Google told Tom's Guide that it had been launched but would be rolled out slowly over the “next few weeks”

So when can we expect to start bouncing ideas around with new chatbots? It's hard to say, but probably by the end of September Until then, we might want to consider whether a subscription to Gemini Advanced is really worth the price