Same intro price as 3.7, harder agentic claim

Confirmed Sep 2, 2026 on blog.google: third Flash release in six weeks, same introductory price as 3.7 Flash — $0.75 / $3.75 per million tokens.

2 Sep 2026 · blog.google

• On 2 Sep 2026, Google introduced Gemini 3.8 Flash as its most intelligent workhorse Flash yet, citing gains over 3.7 Flash in software engineering, agentic tasks, and multi-step reasoning.
• Introductory pricing matches 3.7 Flash at $0.75 per million input and $3.75 per million output tokens through Dec 31, 2026, then rises to $1.50 / $7.50 on Jan 1, 2027.

Why it mattersCadence itself is news: Google notes this is the third Flash release in only six weeks after 3.7.