Model Watch · Google
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Google's newest stable model, and it's a Flash. The price is introductory: it doubles on 1 January 2027, so budget for $1.50 in and $7.50 out.
Status
released
Released
2 September 2026
Context
1,048,576 tokens
Price / 1M
$0.75 in, $3.75 out
Mentions
1
Threads
1
What is Gemini 3.8 Flash?
Gemini 3.8 Flash is a model from Google, built in the US. It's out, and you can call it today.
When did Gemini 3.8 Flash come out?
Google released it on 2 September 2026. That date comes from the lab's own docs.
The tracker first logged the name on 2 September 2026 and last saw it on 2 September 2026.
What does it cost, and how much context does it hold?
| Lab | |
|---|---|
| Built in | US |
| Status | released |
| API model id | gemini-3.8-flash |
| Released | 2 September 2026 |
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens |
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.75 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $3.75 |
List prices per million tokens, read off the lab's own docs. Caching, batching and volume deals all cut the real number, so treat this as the ceiling. Check the source before you budget against it.
At 700 words in and 500 out, twenty times a day, that works out around $1.92 a month. Put your own numbers in, see every Google price, or put it next to another model.
How does it compare to Google's other models?
| Model | Status | Date | Context | In / 1M | Out / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | released | 2 September 2026 | 1,048,576 tokens | $0.75 | $3.75 |
| Gemini 3.7 Flash | released | 13 August 2026 | 1,048,576 tokens | $0.75 | $3.75 |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | released | 21 July 2026 | 1,048,576 tokens | $0.75 | $3.75 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | released | 21 July 2026 | 1,048,576 tokens | $0.30 | $2.50 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | released | 19 May 2026 | 1,048,576 tokens | $1.50 | $9.00 |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | released | 7 May 2026 | 1,048,576 tokens | $0.25 | $1.50 |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | preview | 19 February 2026 | 1,048,576 tokens | $2.00 | $12.00 |
| Gemini 3 Flash Preview | preview | 17 December 2025 | 1,048,576 tokens | $0.50 | $3.00 |
| Gemini 3.5 Pro | announced | — | — | — | — |
| Gemini 3.1 Deep Think | released | — | — | — | — |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | released | — | 1,048,576 tokens | $1.25 | $10.00 |
A dash means the lab hasn't published that number for that model.
What are people discussing about Gemini 3.8 Flash?
We tracked 1 public discussion naming Gemini 3.8 Flash across r/GeminiAI on 3 September 2026.
None of them settled on a single subject clearly enough to group, so there is nothing more specific to report yet.
Every mention we've logged
Every tracked post, release, changelog entry or incident whose title or summary names Gemini 3.8 Flash. Newest first, each one linking to where the lab published it.
Wed 02 Sep 2026
1Gemini 3.8 Flash is part of the Gemini 3 family, which is where the point releases sit next to each other.
Keep reading
The release timeline is every model we know about, filterable by lab, country and date. The tracker is the live feed these mentions come from, and Model Watch is the whole catalogue on one page.
More from Google:
- Gemini 3.7 Flash · released
- Gemini 3.6 Flash · released
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite · released
- Gemini 3.5 Flash · released
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite · released
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview · preview
- Gemini 3 Flash Preview · preview
- Gemini 3.5 Pro · announced
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