Gemini 3.8 Flash aims to think deeper, but your bill could rise

Google unveils Gemini 3.8 Flash (and 3.8 Flash Cyber), claiming the model does more reasoning and calls tools iteratively, with the same introductory pricing as 3.7 Flash but potentially higher costs due to greater token use at higher effort levels; early impressions praise its stronger performance on software‑engineering and autonomous‑agent benchmarks, and Google is rolling out 3.8 Flash Cyber under its Fairwind program for governments and trusted partners.