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Google DeepMind · 02 Sept 2026

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber

Google’s cybersecurity-focused Gemini 3.8 variant targets vulnerability discovery and automated patching for trusted defenders.

ImpactMeaningful

Material model update, access expansion, pricing shift or comparable capability change.

LifecycleLimited
Since 02 Sept 2026
ContextunknownAccesstrackedWeightsclosedPriceunknownCheckConfirmed
Availability
StatusGAChannelUnclearWeightsClosedPricingUnclearDocsSource
Source qualityLaunch announcement

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

Verified source · 2 receipts

Model lineage

Where Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber sits.

View full Gemini Flash Cyber lineage ↗
Referenced predecessorGemini 3.5 Flash Cyber
Current briefGemini 3.8 Flash Cyber02 Sept 2026

Model lifecycle

Know whether it is ready—and when it is leaving.

Radar tracks the model’s current access stage separately from its original announcement, including official retirement dates and recommended replacements when the lab publishes them.

LifecycleLimited
Since 02 Sept 2026

Access is restricted to selected users, regions or programmes.

Status since
02 Sept 2026
Open lifecycle source

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 3.5 Flash Cyber

Google positions Flash Cyber as its most capable cybersecurity model, with stronger vulnerability discovery and automated patching.

CapabilityGoogle positions Flash Cyber as its most capable cybersecurity model, with stronger vulnerability discovery and automated patching.changed
AvailabilityAvailable to trusted governments, critical infrastructure operators and software maintainers through the Fairwind Program.new
PricingNo public pricing change found in the indexed note.unknown
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.

The Radar keeps claims traceable: first-party sources, normalized fields, unknowns and the latest verification marker used for this page.

Announcement02 Sept 2026
LifecycleLimited
AvailabilityAvailable to trusted governments, critical infrastructure operators and software maintainers through the Fairwind Program.
PricingNo public pricing change found in the indexed note.
ContextNo context-window change found in the indexed note.
ConfidenceConfirmed
Last checked07 Oct 2026
Needs review

Pricing, Context are not clearly specified in the indexed source note.

Why it matters

Adds a specialized cyber-defense release to the Gemini line with constrained access through Google’s Fairwind Program.

Capabilities
Coding
Source

This brief links back to the first-party announcement or documentation used by the radar.

Open original source