Gemini 3.8 Flash: release date and what it's for
Released , according to Google's changelog. 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
- Live
- Released
- Lab
- Input
- $0.75per million tokens
- Output
- $3.75per million tokens
- Context window
- 1.05Mtokens
- Max output
- 66Ktokens
API model ID: gemini-3.8-flash
What is Gemini 3.8 Flash capable of?
12 posts from people showing what they made with Gemini 3.8 Flash, newest and most-reacted first. People are posting game, video and image made with it.
Each card is the original post, shown the way X or Reddit embeds it, with a link to where it came from. We picked the ones that show something being made and skipped the benchmark screenshots. We can't vouch for any of them being unedited.
What we've written about Gemini 3.8 Flash
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How Gemini 3.8 Flash compares on price and context
inputoutput
- GPT-6 Astra$10 / $50
- Claude Fable 5.1$10 / $50
- Muse Spark 1.3$1.25 / $4.25
- Gemini 3.8 Flash$0.75 / $3.75
- Gemini 3.7 Flash$0.75 / $3.75
- Gemini 3.6 Flash$0.75 / $3.75
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.30 / $2.50
how much it reads at once
- GPT-6 Astra1.05M
- Gemini 3.8 Flash1.05M
- Gemini 3.7 Flash1.05M
- Gemini 3.6 Flash1.05M
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite1.05M
- Muse Spark 1.31.05M
- Claude Fable 5.11M
Next to the newest Google models and the current model from other labs. Prices are in US dollars per million tokens.
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 use it today.
When did Gemini 3.8 Flash come out?
Google released it on September 2, 2026. That date comes from Google's changelog.
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