Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Gemini Omni Flash Preview

$0.93 / task
Wins 0 of 4 benchmarks
Wins 0 of 4 benchmarks
Gemini 3.8 Flash42.1
Gemini Omni Flash Preview—
Gemini 3.8 Flash19.7
Gemini Omni Flash Preview—
Gemini 3.8 Flash60.9
Gemini Omni Flash Preview—
Gemini 3.8 Flash84.2
Gemini Omni Flash Preview—

Specs

SpecGemini 3.8 FlashGemini Omni Flash Preview
Input, per 1M!$0.75—
Output, per 1M!$3.75—
Cost per task?$0.93—
Context1M—
WeightsClosedNot verified
ReleasedSep 2026Jun 2026
See images✓✓
Read PDFs✓Partial
Hear audio✓✓
Watch video✓✓
Call tools✓—
Force a tool callPartial?
Return strict JSON✓?
Search the web✓?
Run code✓?
Use a computer??

What breaks when you switch

Gemini 3.8 Flash → Gemini Omni Flash Preview
Context: not verified
Gemini Omni Flash Preview → Gemini 3.8 Flash
Sampling parameters are ignored›

temperature, top_p and top_k are ignored now and will cause HTTP 400 in future generations; remove them from requests.

No minimal thinking level›

The minimal thinking level returns an error; avoid minimal.