Google · Gemini Flash line · lightweight
Google's new Flash: a big jump on command-line tasks and a few points smarter, at the same price — though it burns about 30% more tokens per task, and the price doubles in 2027.
Compared with Gemini 3.7 Flash · the model it replaces
Finishes 9 in 10 multi-step tasks at the command line
Terminal-Bench 2.1 — running real commands to complete a task
90.8%
▲ up from 81.6% · +9 points
A few points smarter on the all-round score
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index — a broad average across many tests
59
▲ up from 56 · +3 points
Same price as 3.7 Flash — until the end of 2026
Price per 1M tokens — what developers pay, input / output
$0.75 / $3.75
unchanged · doubles to $1.50 / $7.50 on Jan 1, 2027
Gemini 3.8 Flash is the current model in this line. The card shows how long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.
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