Sources: Google plans to release Gemini 3.8 Flash as soon as Wednesday; Gemini 4 has done well on pre-training evals but still needs to complete post-training (Erin Woo/Wall Street Journal)

Google is planning to release Gemini 3.8 Flash as early as Wednesday, according to sources. Internal tests of Gemini 3.8 Flash show progress in an area where the company has lagged behind Anthropic and OpenAI, as per the Wall Street Journal.

Gemini 4 has performed well on pre-training evaluations but still needs to complete post-training.

Meanwhile, Google has rolled out a new feature for Gemini Live called Guided Vision, which can provide descriptions of what's in front of the user, helping with tasks such as reading fine print or locating household objects, reports Android Authority.

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