Google says its new Gemini 3.8 Flash model ‘works harder’ but might cost more
What's happening
Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash (and a 3.8 Flash Cyber variant), its third Flash model in about six weeks. Google says Gemini 3.8 Flash "works harder" than Gemini 3.7 Flash by performing more reasoning steps on complex tasks and by calling tools iteratively. The new Flash keeps the same introductory pricing as 3.7 Flash: $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million (output tokens implied). Google and press note the model scores well, runs fast, and may cost more in practice because it does more work per request.
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Routine rapid iterations and Google emphasizing heavier reasoning and tool use make this release newsworthy now.
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- Google says its new Gemini 3.8 Flash model ‘works harder’ but might cost more
Google launched Gemini 3.8 Flash, arriving just a few weeks after its predecessor. The company claims the new model "works harder" than Gemini 3.7 Flash by performing more reasoning steps on complex tasks and "calling tools iteratively." It has the same introductory pricing as 3.7 Flash, $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million […]
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The RegisterSep 2 - Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model in six weeks
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Ars Technica AISep 2 - Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash CyberHackerNewsSep 2
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