Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash
Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash for long-horizon software engineering, autonomous agents and complex enterprise workflows, with up to 1M tokens of context.
What happened
Event details
Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash on September 2, 2026. Its announcement reports improvements over Gemini 3.7 Flash in software engineering, agent tasks and multistep reasoning in professional domains. The model card confirms text, image, audio and video input, text output, up to 1M tokens of context and 64K tokens of output. Official distribution channels include the Gemini API, Google AI Studio, Gemini Enterprise, the Gemini app, Google AI Mode and Google Antigravity. The announcement also introduces Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, a variant restricted to trusted defenders in the Fairwind Program.
Assessment
Why it matters
Gemini 3.8 Flash adds capabilities for long-horizon coding, agents and professional workflows while extending access to 1M-token context across multiple distribution channels. It remains an iterative release in the Gemini 3 family.
Availability
Access notes
Available through the Gemini API, Google AI Studio, Gemini Enterprise, the Gemini app, Google AI Mode and Google Antigravity. Introductory pricing through December 31, 2026 is $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens.