Google says its new Gemini 3.8 Flash model ‘works harder’ but might cost more

Google launched Gemini 3. 8 Flash, arriving just a few weeks after its predecessor. The company claims the new model "works harder" than Gemini 3. 7 Flash by performing more reasoning steps on complex tasks and "calling tools iteratively. " It has the same introductory pricing as 3. 7 Flash, $0.

75 per million input tokens and $3. 75 per million output tokens, but could still end up costing users more. Google warns that "the model might use more tokens to maximize performance, especially at higher effort levels. " Developers can keep using Gemini 3.