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Gemini 3.8 Flash AI features and pricing (October 2026)
Google's multimodal Flash model for agents and enterprise workflows, taking text, images, video, audio and PDF as input.
Usage-basedFree plan
from $0.75 usage-based
Pricing details
Free tier available. Paid tier at $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens through December 31, 2026, then $1.50 and $7.50 from January 1, 2027. Batch and flex are 50 percent cheaper.
What is Gemini 3.8 Flash?
Gemini 3.8 Flash is Google's current stable Flash model in the Gemini API, a multimodal model positioned for long-horizon software engineering, autonomous agents and enterprise workflows at Flash speed and cost.
Gemini 3.8 Flash takes text, images, video, audio and PDF files and returns text. It has an input limit of 1,048,576 tokens and an output limit of 65,536 tokens, with thinking at low, medium or high. Supported capabilities include function calling, search and Maps grounding, code execution, structured outputs, caching, file search and URL context; computer use is still in preview. Google names no separate Pro version of 3.8.
Gemini 3.8 Flash AI features and use cases
- Analyzes video, audio and documentsOne model reads PDFs, recordings and videos together with text. Teams can summarize a recorded meeting or check a scanned contract without separate tools.
- Answers with current search resultsGrounding with Google Search and Maps adds current information and places to answers. Customer-facing apps give up-to-date responses.
- Runs agent steps at low costFunction calling and code execution support agent workflows at Flash pricing. Development teams run many steps without high per-call costs.
What sets Gemini 3.8 Flash apart
- Accepts video and audio natively, beyond text and images.
- Introductory price until December 31, 2026 that doubles from January 1, 2027, per Google's pricing page.
Where Gemini 3.8 Flash is strongest
United States Available internationally
Google LLC is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Questions to ask before you buy Gemini 3.8 Flash
On the free tier Google may use content to improve its products; on the paid tier it does not. Keep business data on the paid tier. Budget for the price increase from January 1, 2027. The API docs do not state data regions; for regional hosting ask about Vertex AI.
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Questions about Gemini 3.8 Flash
Is Gemini 3.8 Flash free to use?
There is a free tier with free input and output, but content may be used to improve Google's products. The paid tier costs $0.75 per million input tokens until the end of 2026.
Which inputs does it accept?
Text, images, video, audio and PDF files. Output is text only.
Is there a Gemini 3.8 Pro?
Google does not list one. For more capability the pricing page points to Gemini 3.1 Pro, which is still in preview.
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