Google Expands Gemini 3.8 Flash Lineup with Two New Variants in a Six-Week Sprint

Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model in six weeks, adding two variants (standard Flash for general tasks and Flash Cyber for vulnerability detection). It touts coding improvements, tops some benchmarks at a discounted intro price of $0.75 input / $3.75 output per million tokens (rising to $1.50 / $7.50 later), and notes that Flash Cyber is limited to trusted testers and governments while standard Flash remains accessible with Pro/Ultra subscriptions. The move comes even as talks of Gemini 3.5 Pro progress slow, underscoring Google’s rapid Flash cadence and ongoing competition in AI models.