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Gemini 3.8 Flash

Gemini 3.8 Flash is Google's generally available workhorse for long-horizon software engineering, autonomous agents, and complex multimodal enterprise workflows.

Language ModelMultimodalCoding AssistantAgent WorkflowsLong ContextGoogle
Gemini API / Google AI Studio / Gemini Enterprise / Google products
Introductory through December 31, 2026: $0.75/1M input and $3.75/1M output; standard from January 1, 2027: $1.50/1M input and $7.50/1M output
Commercial

🚀Function Overview

Gemini 3.8 Flash pairs a stable GA model contract and broad multimodal tools with low introductory pricing and frontier-adjacent agent performance.

Key Features

  • Stable GA Gemini API model ID gemini-3.8-flash
  • 1,048,576-token input limit and 65,536-token output limit
  • Text, image, video, audio, and PDF input with text output
  • Low, medium, and high thinking levels; minimal is not supported
  • Caching, code execution, file search, function calling, structured output, URL context, and search or Maps grounding
  • Computer use supported in preview
  • Batch, Flex, and Priority inference supported
  • Introductory pricing of $0.75 input and $3.75 output per million tokens through December 31, 2026
  • Standard pricing of $1.50 input and $7.50 output per million tokens from January 1, 2027

Use Cases

  • Long-horizon software engineering agents
  • High-volume multimodal document and media analysis
  • Enterprise workflows using Google grounding and tool surfaces
  • Cost-sensitive agent routing with configurable thinking
  • Migration from earlier Gemini Flash models

⚙️Input Parameters

model

string

Use gemini-3.8-flash for the stable generally available model.

input

object

Text or supported image, video, audio, or PDF content.

thinking_level

string

Use low, medium, or high; minimal is not supported for this model.

tools

array

Optional Google grounding, search, code execution, file search, function, URL, or preview computer-use tools.

💡Usage Examples

Example 1

Input Parameters

{
  "model": "gemini-3.8-flash",
  "input": "Review these product requirements and repository files, then produce the smallest implementation plan with explicit acceptance checks.",
  "thinking_level": "high"
}

Output Results

Gemini 3.8 Flash returns text through the supported Gemini API surface. Validate tool calls, token use, latency, and task success before replacing a production route.

Quick Actions

Technical Specifications

Hardware Type
Gemini API / Google AI Studio / Gemini Enterprise / Google products
Commercial Use
Supported
Pricing
Introductory through December 31, 2026: $0.75/1M input and $3.75/1M output; standard from January 1, 2027: $1.50/1M input and $7.50/1M output

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