Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash model with enhanced capabilities

<figure> <img alt="Illustration of the Google Gemini logo." src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/STK255_Google_Gemini_B_474198.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Google has launched the Gemini 3.8 Flash model, which follows the release of its predecessor, Gemini 3.7 Flash. The company states that the new model performs more reasoning steps on complex tasks and utilizes iterative tool calling, which they claim allows it to "work harder" than the previous version. The pricing structure remains the same as Gemini 3.7 Flash, set at $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens. However, Google has indicated that the new model may lead to higher costs for users, as it might use more tokens to optimize performance, particularly at elevated effort levels. Developers have the option to continue using Gemini 3.7 Flash if they wish to limit token consumption.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Gemini 3.8 Flash's launch was followed by some early …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/988742/google-gemini-3-8-flash">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>