Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash, three weeks after 3.7 Flash launch, for an introductory price of $0.75/1M input and $3.75/1M output tokens until December 31 (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Google has unveiled Gemini 3.8 Flash, a new update to its Gemini model series. This is the third Flash update in just three months. The latest iteration is specifically designed for complex enterprise workflows, autonomous agents, and long-horizon software engineering tasks. Google claims that Gemini 3.8 Flash offers significant improvements over its predecessor in various benchmark tests.

They attribute these enhancements to a core design choice: the model works harder on complex tasks, taking more steps in reasoning and utilizing tools iteratively. This additional effort often results in the model using more tokens, particularly at higher levels of effort. Like its predecessor, Gemini 3.8 Flash has a knowledge cutoff date of March 2026 for some domains, though in others, its knowledge might be limited to January 2025.

To encourage adoption, Google is offering an introductory pricing model for the first three months: $0.75 per 1 million input tokens and $3.75 per 1 million output tokens, valid until December 31. The updated model is already available in the Gemini app for subscribers of Google AI, AI Studio, and Antigravity. For more details, viewers can check out 9to5Google on YouTube.