Google DeepMind · 02 Sept 2026

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Google’s newest Gemini Flash workhorse model targets agentic workflows, coding and multi-step reasoning.

ImpactMajor

High-signal launch with broad capability, access or platform-level implications.

LifecycleGA

Since 02 Sept 2026

ContextunknownAccessAPIWeightsclosedPrice$0CheckConfirmed

Availability

StatusGAChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingKnownDocsSource

Source qualityLaunch announcement

Release is backed by the lab’s own announcement or newsroom post.

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Model lineage

Where Gemini 3.8 Flash sits.

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PreviousGemini 3.7 Flash13 Aug 2026

Current briefGemini 3.8 Flash02 Sept 2026

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Model lifecycle

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LifecycleGA

Since 02 Sept 2026

Available through a public product or API channel.

Status since: 02 Sept 2026

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Change Lens

What actually changed.

Normalized from the release note so different labs can be compared by the same fields, not just by launch copy.

Compared withGemini 3.7 Flash

Google says Gemini 3.8 Flash improves over 3.7 Flash across software engineering, agentic tasks and critical multi-step reasoning.

CapabilityGoogle says Gemini 3.8 Flash improves over 3.7 Flash across software engineering, agentic tasks and critical multi-step reasoning.changed

AvailabilityAvailable to developers through Gemini API and AI Studio, enterprises through Gemini Enterprise, and consumers through Gemini app tiers.new

PricingSame introductory price as 3.7 Flash: $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens until 31 Dec 2026.changed

ContextNo context-window change found in the indexed note.unknown

EvidenceGoogle launch post · Google DeepMind blognew

ConfidenceConfirmed

Evidence is first-party; comparison labels are normalized by Radar.

Source qualityLaunch announcement

Release is backed by the lab’s own announcement or newsroom post.

Verified source · 2 receipts

Source receipts

Evidence behind the brief.

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SourceGoogle launch post SourceGoogle DeepMind blog

Announcement02 Sept 2026

LifecycleGenerally available

AvailabilityAvailable to developers through Gemini API and AI Studio, enterprises through Gemini Enterprise, and consumers through Gemini app tiers.

PricingSame introductory price as 3.7 Flash: $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens until 31 Dec 2026.

ContextNo context-window change found in the indexed note.

ConfidenceConfirmed

Last checked07 Oct 2026

Needs review

Context is not clearly specified in the indexed source note.

Why it matters

Moves the Flash line beyond Gemini 3.7 with stronger reasoning and coding while keeping the same introductory pricing.

Capabilities

GeneralCodingMultimodal

Source

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