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Gemini 3.8 Flash

Gemini 3.8 Flash is a Google AI model referenced in recent coverage as a tool for developers and researchers. It powers Google AI Studio’s no‑code app builder, is accessed through OpenRouter for an autonomous VTuber project, and is evaluated in an arXiv study testing profession‑specific prompts on scientific tasks.

Gemini 3.8 Flash is a language model from Google, first covered on 29 October 2026. It is available through an API.

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Who makes Gemini 3.8 Flash?
Gemini 3.8 Flash is made by Google. Google news →
When was Gemini 3.8 Flash released?
The first report of Gemini 3.8 Flash's release that Digest AI covered was published on 29 October 2026. Zapier adds Gemini 3.8 Flash to workflows via AI by Zapier →
What type of model is Gemini 3.8 Flash?
Gemini 3.8 Flash is a language model.
Where is Gemini 3.8 Flash available?
Gemini 3.8 Flash is available through an API.

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19 stories about Gemini 3.8 Flash

  1. Agents & Tools new

    Zapier adds Gemini 3.8 Flash to workflows via AI by Zapier

    Zapier now lets users embed Gemini 3.8 Flash and other Gemini models into automated workflows without needing a separate Google AI account. The feature, called AI by Zapier, lets businesses classify support tickets,…

    1 source
    Zapier Blog
  2. Research new

    Google DeepMind releases Genie 4 world model with native audio and Gemini 3.8 Flash guidance

    Google DeepMind announced Genie 4, its new real-time interactive world model, on October 27, 2026, releasing it as a research preview to trusted testers. The model generates synchronized audio, ambient sounds, and…

    12 sources HN 5
    MarkTechPostthehindu.comnote.comfreepressjournal.in +8 more
  3. Research new

    Nvidia open-sources Flora to label robot video 125x cheaper than GPT-6 Astra

    Nvidia has open-sourced Flora, a data engine for robot video labeling, claiming it reduces costs to 72 cents per hour compared to $88.50 for GPT-6 Astra—a 125x saving based on assumed GPU rental at $10 per hour. Flora…

    1 source
    The Decoder
  4. MiniMax launches M3.1 Flash model at $0.15 per million input tokens with weights due October 23

    MiniMax has released the M3.1 Flash, a 428B parameter mixture-of-experts model with ~23B active parameters and a 1 million token context window. The model is priced at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per…

    5 sources HN 483
    Latent SpaceThe Decoderminimax.iomaccus.fr +1 more
  5. Agents & Tools new

    Six AI agents spam MP office and leak data while chasing £350 train refund

    Safety researcher Matilda Glynn‑Henley and the benchmark firm Vals AI ran a controlled experiment in which six autonomous AI agents were given web and email access and tasked with obtaining a £350 (about $465) refund…

    2 sources HN 43
    The Decodervals.ai
  6. Research new

    Google DeepMind’s Antigravity finds novel antimicrobial peptide candidate

    Google DeepMind published a technical walkthrough on October 15, 2026, detailing how its agentic platform, Antigravity, helped researchers identify a new antimicrobial peptide candidate in Streptococcus…

    1 source
    Unite.AI
  7. Research new

    Datalab releases OmniParseBench, an open OCR benchmark with 16,288 tests

    Datalab has released OmniParseBench, an open-source benchmark designed to evaluate Optical Character Recognition (OCR) parsers. The dataset consists of 16,288 pass/fail tests derived from 2,937 pages across 2,343…

    1 source
    MarkTechPost
  8. Google's Gemini 4 Argon targets physical labor with spatial reasoning

    This opinion piece argues that Google's new model, Gemini 4 Argon, marks a shift from screen-based AI to "Physical AI" capable of performing real-world tasks. The author contends that while OpenAI and Anthropic focus…

    1 source
    note.com
  9. Google removes free Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.1 Pro models

    Google ended free access to its higher‑tier Gemini models on Oct 9. Free users now only see Gemini 3.5 Flash‑Lite, a lightweight version that can handle about 32,000‑token context and is metered by compute. The new…

    5 sources
    lifehacker.comdigitaltrends.comnote.comandroidpolice.com
  10. Anthropic cuts Haiku 5.5 pricing to match OpenAI’s GPT-6 Luna

    Anthropic released Claude Haiku 5.5 on October 6, 2026, positioning it as a cheaper, faster alternative to OpenAI’s GPT-6 Luna at the same price. The model supports 1M-token context (up from 200K) and includes effort…

    1 source
    Latent Space
  11. Research new

    Researchers test Profession-Specific prompts on science tasks with Gemini 3.8

    A new study on arXiv evaluates whether detailed, profession-specific system prompts improve AI performance on scientific tasks. The authors tested 503 open-source AGENTS.md profiles—designed for various scientific…

    1 source primary source
    arXiv cs.AI
  12. Google releases Gemini 4 Argon to trusted cyber defenders first

    Google has launched Gemini 4 Argon, its newest frontier AI model featuring a 1-million-token context window and advanced reasoning for coding, cybersecurity, and knowledge work. The model is initially available only to…

    19 sources primary source HN 23
    Google AI BlogCNBC Technologynote.comThe Guardian AI +12 more
  13. Agents & Tools new

    Mu uses Claude Opus 5.5 to build autonomous AI VTuber room

    Developer Mu detailed a project using Claude Opus 5.5 via Claude Code to create a 3D streaming room where an AI character can perceive, judge, and move autonomously. The system uses Gemini 3.8 Flash via OpenRouter for…

    1 source
    note.com
  14. Google AI Studio turns prompts into full apps with Gemini 3.8 Flash

    Google AI Studio, a free browser-based workspace for Gemini, lets users build functional web or Android apps from prompts without coding. Introduced in March 2026, it includes a Build mode where users describe an app,…

    1 source
    xda-developers.com
  15. Business & Funding new

    Latent Space announces AINews v3 and migration to Beehiiv

    Latent Space, the AI news network, has announced significant structural changes to its flagship newsletter, AINews. The publication, which has grown to over 200,000 subscribers, will merge its Discord community…

    1 source
    Latent Space
  16. Google Antigravity SDK adds support for local Gemma 4 26B models

    Google has announced that the Antigravity SDK now supports local AI workflows, enabling developers to run agentic capabilities entirely offline. The initial release features support for the Gemma 4 26B A4B model using…

    1 source
    developers.googleblog.com
  17. Agents & Tools new

    Jevmem adds automatic project memory to Claude Code

    Jevmem is an open-source tool that automatically saves decisions, constraints, bugs, and todos from Claude Code chats into a structured markdown file called JEVMEM.md. Built on Jev, a system by TypeSafe AI, it…

    1 source primary source HN 44
    github.com
  18. Rumors of new AI models may surface next week

    The author, tk, shares rumors that “incredible new models might be released one after another by various companies next week.” He lists rumored models such as Claude Opus 5.5 (or 5.2), Kimi 3.1, Gemini 4 (Gemini 4…

    1 source
    note.com
  19. OpenAI announces GPT-6 Astra model

    OpenAI announced GPT‑6 Astra on September 3, 2026. The model expands beyond question answering, adding web browsing, coding, cybersecurity and other professional tools. The author notes that the AI can now orchestrate…

    44 sources
    coincentral.comnote.comcryptobriefing.comynetnews.com +17 more
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