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Google says its new Gemini 3.8 Flash model ‘works harder’ but might cost more

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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…

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Timeline · 3 reports

  1. 2026-09-02 20:11 · The Verge AI
    Google says its new Gemini 3.8 Flash model ‘works harder’ but might cost more
  2. 2026-09-02 16:59 · The Decoder
    Gemini 3.8 Flash is Google's third budget model in six weeks while frontier models remain MIA
  3. 2026-09-02 16:56 · The New Stack AI
    Google ships its third Gemini Flash model in six weeks

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