Google DeepMind
Gemini Flash
Current
3.8
shipped 2mo · 2 Sept 2026
The cheap, fast tier of Gemini.
Specification
- Current
- 3.8 Flash
- Context
- 1M tokens
- Weights
- Closed
- Access
- API, AI Studio, Vertex
Modalities: text, image, audio, video
Gemini Flash — 6-Axis Capability Radar
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Shipping Cadence & Next Drop Forecast
This is an uncalibrated estimate from limited catalog history. A ratio of 100% means one estimated interval has elapsed; it is not a probability. Next-release dates and versions remain unconfirmed.
59 days
±52d variance70 days
Shipped on 2026-09-026.2 drops/yr
3 observed intervals · limited history2026-10-31
Next version: UnannouncedOptional AI cadence commentary
Summarize the recorded history and its limitations. Future releases remain unconfirmed.
Model Version Capability Delta
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Version history
4 releases tracked
3.8
minor2 Sept 2026 · 2moGemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber arrive three weeks after 3.7.
- Google calls 3.8 its best reasoning and coding model yet, at the speed and cost of 3.7.
- 3.8 Flash Cyber is a cybersecurity variant.
Recorded announcementSpecific source link · unverified ↗3.7
minor13 Aug 2026 · 2moGemini 3.7 Flash, Google’s most intelligent workhorse model yet for coding and agents.
- Official model announcement. See the source for capabilities and availability.
Recorded announcementSpecific source link · unverified ↗3.6
major20 Jul 2026 · 3moGemini 3.6 Flash ships as a three-model trio.
- Three Flash variants released simultaneously.
- Aimed at high-volume, latency-sensitive workloads.
Date basis unconfirmedSpecific source link · unverified ↗3.0
major10 Mar 2026 · 8moGemini 3 generation reaches the Flash tier.
- 1M-token context standard across the tier.
Date basis unconfirmedSource needed