Gemini 3.8 Flash
Gemini 3.8 FlashAlternatives?
CheaperGPT-6.1 Solmax×3-22%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5BetterGPT-6 Lunalow+48%-100%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenQwen3.8 2.4T A95Bthinking×2.4+131%$2.16Context: 1M → 262K+7
CheaperClaude Haiku 5.5max×2.7-77%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5CheaperGPT-6 Astralow×2.7-12%$0.82Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2GPT-6.1 Solmax×3-22%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5Claude Haiku 5.5max×2.7-77%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-6 Astralow×2.7-12%$0.82Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2GPT-6 Solxhigh×2.5-44%$0.52GPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026)×2.5-39%$0.57Context: 1M → 400KGPT-6 Lunalow+48%-100%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunalow+22%-99%$0.01Claude Haiku 5.5medium+26%-95%$0.047Remove sampling parameters+5
Muse Glimmer 30BhighOpen+57%-94%$0.058Context: 1M → 131KGPT-6.1 Sollow×2.1-86%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BthinkingOpen×2.4+131%$2.16Context: 1M → 262K+7
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen×2.1-72%$0.26No PDF input+5Qwen3.8 27BxhighOpen+78%+23%$1.15Context: 1M → 262K+5
Kimi K3maxOpen+70%+115%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+61%-60%$0.37Context: 1M → 262K+6Gemini 4 Argonhigh+9%+74%*$1.62Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2Gemini 2.5 Prothinkingsame-66%$0.31Gemini 3 Flash Previewnon-thinking-9%—$0.50 / $3Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewthinking-13%+54%$1.44Cannot use both thinking controlsGemini 3.5 Flash Litehigh-17%-81%$0.17Gemini 3.6 Flashhigh-22%+72%*$1.60Gemini 2.5 Flashnon-thinking-35%—$0.30 / $2.50Gemini 3.1 Flash Litehigh-61%-94%$0.06All Google models →History
7 versionsBenchmarks
in Chat & KnowledgeWatch out 2
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. Source ↗
No minimal thinking level›
The minimal thinking level returns an error; avoid minimal. Source ↗
FAQ
How much does Gemini 3.8 Flash cost?›
$0.75 per 1M input tokens and $3.75 per 1M output tokens. A typical benchmark task costs about $0.93 at medium effort.
Is Gemini 3.8 Flash free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.75 per 1M input tokens.
How good is Gemini 3.8 Flash, and what is it best at?›
#39 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #32 of 134 in Coding, #17 of 135 in Agents & Tool Use, #8 of 197 in Writing & Language, #6 of 125 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Coding, Agents & work tasks, Reasoning, Science, Long context, Knowledge, Vision.
Is Gemini 3.8 Flash better than Gemini 3.7 Flash?›
On MLCR-AA, Gemini 3.8 Flash scores 15.6 vs 12.2 — higher. It is 1% more expensive per task.
How can I use Gemini 3.8 Flash?›
Through the Google API.
What is the context window of Gemini 3.8 Flash?›
1M tokens, with up to 66K output tokens.
When was Gemini 3.8 Flash released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-09-02. It is the current version in its line.
Is Gemini 3.8 Flash open source?›
No, Gemini 3.8 Flash is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B.
Can Gemini 3.8 Flash read images?›
It accepts text and images, PDF files, audio, video as input.
What is Gemini 3.8 Flash?›
Gemini 3.8 Flash is a closed language model from Google, released Sep 2026, the successor to Gemini 3.7 Flash.
What are the best alternatives to Gemini 3.8 Flash?›
GPT-6.1 Sol (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B (open weights).