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Google Reportedly Targets Wednesday Release for Gemini 3.8 Flash

September 2, 2026 at 01:00 EDT

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Google DeepMind is reportedly preparing to release Gemini 3.8 Flash as early as Wednesday, with internal testing focused on closing the company’s software-coding gap with OpenAI and Anthropic. The model, reportedly known internally as “Skimaki,” has yet to receive public specifications, pricing, or independent benchmark results.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 · GOOGLE DEEPMIND

Gemini 3.8 Flash targets the coding gap

Google is reportedly preparing its next Flash model for release as early as Wednesday. The model is being tested internally, while public specifications and release details remain unconfirmed.

The previous Flash upgrade showed measurable coding gains

Official results for Gemini 3.7 Flash versus Gemini 3.6 Flash.

FrontierCode 1.1 Main

43.6%

3.7 Flash

34.4%

3.6 Flash

DeepSWE v1.1

65.3%

3.7 Flash

49.0%

3.6 Flash

The 3.8 claim will need comparable public testing.

Wednesday

Reported target release

3 weeks

Gap before Gemini 3.7 Flash

$0.75

3.7 input price per 1M tokens

Potential upside

A smaller Flash design may require less compute to modify, enabling faster iteration on coding and tool-use skills.

Open questions

Gemini 3.8 Flash still lacks confirmed public specifications, pricing, release access, and independent benchmark results.

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