Google Releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, Its Third Flash Model In Six Weeks
Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model in six weeks, claiming it's their best reasoning and coding model yet (topping the DeepSWE leaderboard). Ars Technica reports: Gemini 3.8 Flash comes in two variations. There's the standard Flash, which Google describes as a "workhorse" model that's good for anything from agentic tasks to software development. Then we have Gemini 3.8 Flash…
Google has introduced Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model in just six weeks, touting it as their most advanced reasoning and coding model yet, outperforming the DeepSWE leaderboard. Ars Technica reports that Gemini 3.8 Flash is available in two versions: the standard Flash, a versatile model suitable for a wide range of tasks from agentic work to software development, and Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, optimized for vulnerability detection and mitigation.
For developers, Google maintains its previous approach, offering API access to the model at an introductory rate of $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens for the rest of the year, with regular pricing expected to be $1.50 / $7.50. This lower pricing strategy appears necessary as Google competes with other AI labs that have recently reduced token pricing to maintain business engagement.
Gemini 3.8 Flash Flash will roll out across Google's ecosystem starting today, while Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber remains restricted to trusted testers and governmental entities for now. Similar to the previous Flash release, a Pro or Ultra subscription is required to access Gemini 3.8 Flash within the Gemini app; however, users can experiment with it freely through AI Studio.
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