Google's 2 Sep 2026 Flash workhorse. Same intro API price as 3.7 Flash: $0.75 / $3.75 per 1M tokens through 31 Dec 2026. 1M context, 64K output. AA Intelligence Index v4.2 is 47 at high effort — two points above 3.7 Flash on the same scale.
Current Google Flash model for coding agents and high-throughput tool use. Prefer sourced AA ledger rows over launch DeepSWE / HLE-Verified / Vals Finance claims.
#34 of 168 on AA Index · current snapshot
47 AA Index · 1 benchmark rows · 1 sourcesPosition is benchmark-specific — not a cross-family or cross-source ranking.
Not enough families covered yet.Add more benchmark rows for Gemini 3.8 Flash to see the family profile.
Editor's note
Recorded from the 2 Sep 2026 Google launch post, DeepMind model card (1M context, 64K output, March 2026 cutoff with some domains still at Jan 2025), and the live AA model page (v4.2 high-effort index 47). Google-reported DeepSWE, HLE-Verified 54.9%, Vals Finance Agent V2, and Harvey Legal figures stay vendor-claimed. Editorial depth still needs a desk pass.
Benchmark placements
Per-benchmark positions
Where Gemini 3.8 Flash places on each public benchmark source that publishes a row. Rank counts every model with a latest row in the same test — not a universal quality score.