# Gemini 3.8 Flash release · 2026-09-02 · snapshot 2026-10-25

Creator: Google · 3 effort levels

| Effort level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E | On the frontier today | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) | Text, Image, Speech, Video | 39.80 | $1100 | - | no | `gemini-3-8-flash-medium` |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) | Text, Image, Speech, Video | 40.90 | $1623 | 31.0s | no | `gemini-3-8-flash` |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash (Low) | Text, Image, Speech, Video | 33.50 | - | - | no | `gemini-3-8-flash-low` |

## Launch day (2026-09-02)

- Reached the frontier: 0 of 3
- Impact (intelligence × log-cost hypervolume gained): 0
- Rank: did not move the frontier; 46 releases this past year did
- Gemini 3.8 Flash (Medium) missed: 2.0 points below GLM-5.3-Flash at 3.60× its cost
- Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) missed: 0.9 points below GLM-5.3-Flash at 5.31× its cost


> Metrics snapshot: 2026-10-25T15:21:57Z. Intelligence index version: unknown. Release timeline, frontier age, release impact and shakeup cards are reconstructions using one selected snapshot's metrics, not a record of what was known at release. Scores, benchmark cost and derived value may change when the index methodology changes. Source documentation advertises v4.3.2; API correspondence is unverified.