Google Meet speech translation now covers 63 languages and detects who speaks what

What Google announced

Until now, Meet translated only a limited set of language pairs, and one pair had to be set for the whole meeting. With this update, which Google says runs on Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, Meet recognises the language being spoken and translates it into each listener's chosen language in near real time, even when a speaker switches languages mid call.

Each participant switches translation on from the meeting toolbar and can list languages they already understand so those are left untranslated. Captions follow the translated audio. It works on the web and in the Android and iOS apps; Meet room hardware can listen to translations but its own speech is not translated.

Guests from other domains can use it if the meeting organiser has an eligible plan, and in a 1:1 call one eligible participant is enough. Base Workspace and Google AI Pro plans allow 90 minutes per meeting; AI Expanded Access, AI Ultra Access and Google AI Ultra allow up to 8 hours. It does not work in recordings, live streams, client side encrypted meetings, dial-in or third party calls. Rapid Release domains get it from 22 October, Scheduled Release domains from 2 November. Business Starter is not on the list of eligible editions.

What it means for B2B sales teams

For teams selling across Europe, this lowers the cost of a first call in the buyer's language. Because the organiser's plan covers external guests, a seller on Business Standard can offer translation to a prospect who uses another platform. That is the practical gain.

The limits matter. The full list of 63 languages is not stated in the announcement, so check that your target markets are covered. Availability is subject to regional restrictions that the post does not spell out. The 90 minute cap fits most discovery calls but not long workshops. Google says it does not store voice data or train models on it; your own privacy notice should still tell prospects when an AI tool processes their speech. A translated call also does not replace a native speaker for negotiation or contract wording.

What to do now

• Check that your Workspace edition is eligible and that the Gemini for Meet admin setting is on.
• Run a test call in each language you sell in before using it with a real prospect.
• Tell prospects at the start of the call that translation is available and that they can turn it on themselves.
• Keep native speakers for negotiation; if you lack them in a market, our IT sales outsourcing page explains how we cover it.

Sources

• Real-time speech translation in Google Meet expands to 63 languages with automatic language detection Google Workspace Updates, October 22, 2026