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Google announces Gemini 3.8 Flash, with stated token pricing and higher-effort trade-off

Google announced Gemini 3.8 Flash with stated developer, enterprise and consumer access routes, plus introductory token prices matching those Google states for Gemini 3.7 Flash. Google says complex, higher-effort tasks can increase token use. Its separate Flash Cyber model is restricted through Fairwind, with key access terms unspecified. [1]

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Google announced Gemini 3.8 Flash and a separately restricted Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber on September 2, 2026. The company says the standard Flash model is available through named developer, enterprise and consumer products, at an introductory API price of $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens. Google also cautions that higher-effort work may use more tokens. These are first-party statements; the supplied evidence does not independently verify capability, safety or benchmark claims. [1]

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What we know now

  • 01

    Google’s official announcement, published September 2, 2026: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash-cyber [1]

  • 02

    No independent sources were supplied. [1]

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DATA / PROCESSGoogle-stated release details
01$0.75/M input

Gemini 3.8 Flash introductory input price

Google lists this introductory API price per million input tokens; duration, regional terms and taxes are not stated. [1]
02$3.75/M output

Gemini 3.8 Flash introductory output price

Google lists this introductory API price per million output tokens; duration, regional terms and taxes are not stated. [1]
03Restricted

Cyber variant access

Google says Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber is available to trusted defenders through the Fairwind Program. [1]

Pricing and access information is drawn from Google’s September 2, 2026 announcement and is not independently verified. [1]

03

Access routes named by Google

Google records these as the announced routes for Gemini 3.8 Flash. The announcement does not establish whether each route is active for every country, account type or subscription, including in Armenia. [1]

  • Developers: Google says 3.8 Flash can be used through the Gemini API, Google AI Studio, Android Studio, Google Antigravity and Stitch.
  • Enterprises: Google says the model is available in Gemini Enterprise.
  • Consumers: Google says it is offered to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers through the Gemini app, AI Mode in Google Search and Gemini in Google Sheets.
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Stated price and usage trade-off

Google says 3.8 Flash may take extra reasoning steps and make iterative tool calls for complex work. It says higher effort levels can therefore use more tokens, while lower effort settings can reduce token overhead. Google also says Gemini 3.7 Flash remains supported for workloads where efficiency is the priority. The announcement does not give a full pricing schedule, an end date for introductory pricing, or a quantitative token-use comparison. [1]

  • Input: $0.75 per million tokens.
  • Output: $3.75 per million tokens.
  • Google says these introductory prices match Gemini 3.7 Flash.
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05

Separate Cyber variant

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber is not presented as a general-access model. Google says it is for trusted defenders and that the Fairwind Program provides prioritized access to certain government authorities, critical-infrastructure operators and software maintainers. The supplied announcement does not establish the program’s complete eligibility, review process, timing, cost or access conditions. [1]

  • Google says 3.8 Flash includes safeguards related to CBRN misuse and cyber offense.
  • Google says the Cyber variant has more permissive cybersecurity mitigations.
  • Google says Cyber access is limited to trusted defenders via Fairwind.
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06

What remains unconfirmed

Google makes comparative performance, benchmark and prompt-injection robustness claims in its post, but the supplied packet contains no independent evaluation materials or corroboration. Readers should treat those results as Google-reported claims. Primary source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash-cyber [1]

  • Confirm live availability and account requirements in Google’s product documentation.
  • Check applicable regional terms, quotas and data-handling settings.
  • Estimate costs using the effort setting and expected input and output token volumes.
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What to check before using it

Google’s announcement identifies several access routes, but it does not confirm regional availability, quotas, account eligibility, taxes, or full pricing terms. Verify these details in the relevant product console and documentation before planning a deployment. [1]

  1. 01

    For API use, confirm that Gemini 3.8 Flash is enabled for the intended account, region and project, then review current quotas and model limits. [1]

  2. 02

    Budget for token use rather than assuming the listed introductory rates are the final effective price; higher reasoning-effort settings may consume more tokens. [1]

  3. 03

    For efficiency-first tasks, compare lower effort settings with the still-supported Gemini 3.7 Flash. [1]

  4. 04

    Do not assume access to Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber. Google says it is limited to trusted defenders through its Fairwind Program, while full eligibility and application terms were not provided in the announcement. [1]

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Limits of this edition

  • Only Google’s primary announcement was supplied; no independent benchmark validation or reporting was provided. [1]

  • The announcement does not establish availability in Armenia or any other specific region. [1]

  • It does not provide complete API coverage, quotas, rate limits, data-handling, privacy, retention, subscription, tax or full pricing terms. [1]

  • No later patches, corrections, withdrawals or availability changes were supplied. [1]

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