Gemini 3.8 Flash at a glance
Gemini 3.8 Flash is Google's new low-cost workhorse for coding and agents at an introductory $0.75/$3.75 per million tokens; a cybersecurity variant goes only to vetted defenders.
Current standing
As of
- Rank
- #21of 43 models
Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) · 30.8 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0.1 (opens in a new tab)
- Recorded at publication
- 31 (v5.0.1)
as of
- Current leader
- Gemini 4 Carbon (Google) · 60
Computed from our daily snapshot; it changes as new models are measured. Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash and a defender-only 3.8 Flash Cyber
What changed with Gemini 3.8 Flash
Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash for long-horizon coding, autonomous agents and multi-step reasoning in fields like finance and law. It reported 54.9% on HLE-Verified. The model is available in Antigravity, the Gemini API through AI Studio, Android Studio, Gemini Enterprise, and for Pro and Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app, Search and Sheets.
Introductory pricing is $0.75 input and $3.75 output per million tokens through December 31, 2026, rising to $1.50/$7.50 on January 1, 2027. Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, aimed at finding and patching vulnerabilities, is available only through Google's Fairwind Program by application.
Gemini 3.8 Flash benchmarks and pricing
Values are copied from the linked source on the date shown. They are not IA Compa measurements.
- Input price per 1M tokensas of · Source for Input price per 1M tokens: blog.google (opens in a new tab)
- $0.75
- Output price per 1M tokensas of · Source for Output price per 1M tokens: blog.google (opens in a new tab)
- $3.75
- Artificial Analysis Intelligence Indexas of · Source for Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: artificialanalysis.ai (opens in a new tab)
- 31 (v5.0.1)
- Output speedas of · Source for Output speed: artificialanalysis.ai (opens in a new tab)
- 115 tokens/s
- Context windowas of · Source for Context window: artificialanalysis.ai (opens in a new tab)
- 1M tokens
How it compares
Other models in the same category that we have covered, using each model's latest recorded value. (Models)
Gemini 3.8 Flash reasoning effort
Artificial Analysis tests this model at several reasoning-effort settings. Higher effort usually scores higher but costs more and answers more slowly.
Gemini 3.8 Flash by effort level
Higher effort lets the model think longer. Here is what each setting scores, how fast it writes, and what it costs on Artificial Analysis.
Not plotted (no data for this axis): Low
| Effort | Intelligence Index | Output speed (tokens per second) | Cost to run the index | Blended price (3:1) (per 1M tokens) | Price in / out (per 1M tokens) | First token |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High (Gemini 3.8 Flash (high)) · Best: highest effort with a score, used in the leaderboard | 31 | 115 | $5,764 | $1.50 | $0.75 / $3.75 | 22 s |
| Medium (Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium)) | 30 | n/a | $4,547 | $1.50 | $0.75 / $3.75 | n/a |
| Low (Gemini 3.8 Flash (low)) | 23 | n/a | n/a | $1.50 | $0.75 / $3.75 | n/a |
Where to compare Gemini 3.8 Flash
Independent leaderboards and official resources for comparing this model yourself. Rankings change often; each site shows its own current data.
Leaderboards
General leaderboards
Official resources
Why Gemini 3.8 Flash matters for businesses
Artificial Analysis lists it at 31 on Intelligence Index v5.0.1 and 115 tokens per second. Budget the post-January price when quoting long-running client automations.
Sources for this story
- Introducing Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber (opens in a new tab)Official
Google · blog.google
- Gemini 3.8 Flash model page (opens in a new tab)Benchmark
Artificial Analysis · artificialanalysis.ai
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