## Issue Using `gemini-2.0-flash-live-001` via LiveKit. 2-minute voice conversation shows: - Audio input: **3 tokens** (seems too low) - Audio output: **0 tokens** (agent is speaking!) - Text tokens: 13,521 input(normal,system prompt), 74 output (I set audio output, should have been zero here.) …

Hi @JamesIntallaga Apologies for late response Thanks for the heads-up. This error could be due to faulty LiveKit integration with gemini-2.0-flash-live-001model. Since this model is being deprecated on December 9th, please confirm if this same issue is present in any other Live Model**.**

When using the Gemini Live API (gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-09-2025 model) directly via WebSocket (not LiveKit), the usageMetadata.responseTokenCount values appear significantly lower than expected for audio output. Environment: Model: models/gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-09-20…

Audio Token Counts Unexpectedly Low in Gemini Live API

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Pooja_Kapse January 13, 2026, 12:21pm 6

Hi @Sanjay_Shreeyans_Jav ,
Thanks for reporting this issue.
To help us debug this issue, could you please provide minimal reproducible code.

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