Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, third budget model in six weeks
google released gemini 3.8 flash, a budget model that beats its predecessor in coding, with a 73.7% score on deep swe v1.1 benchmark. this affects developers and businesses looking for cost-effective ai solutions.
google released gemini 3.8 flash, a budget model that scores 73.7% on deep swe v1.1 benchmark, beating its predecessor gemini 3.7 flash. the model is available in two versions: general-purpose reasoning and coding, and a specialized cybersecurity version called 3.8 flash cyber. gemini 3.8 flash launches at a reduced price of $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens. this release signals google's focus on price-performance optimization, while frontier models gemini 3.5 pro and gemini 4 remain missing.