Google DeepMind Releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber: One Core Model, Two Access Envelopes

Google released Gemini 3. 8 Flash and Gemini 3. 8 Flash Cyber on September 2, 2026. Both variants run on the same foundational intelligence, split by safety mitigations rather than model size. Gemini 3. 8 Flash is generally available at $0. 75 and $3.

75 per 1M tokens, introductory through December 31, 2026. Flash Cyber reaches 47. 2% pass@1 on CWE-Bench and is restricted to vetted defenders through the Fairwind Program. This article covers the benchmarks, the token-for-accuracy tradeoff, and what deploying either one actually requires.