# Google Unveils Gemini 3.8 Flash and Flash Cyber

> Google's newest AI models bring advanced agentic reasoning and automated cyber defense at low-cost Flash pricing.
- Title: Google Unveils Gemini 3.8 Flash and Flash Cyber · Google
- Summary: Google's newest AI models bring advanced agentic reasoning and automated cyber defense at low-cost Flash pricing. Gemini 3.8 Flash brings frontier-level…
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- Source: Google — https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash-cyber
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## Twin models for agents and defense
Google launched Gemini 3.8 Flash for general agentic workflows alongside Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, a specialized variant tuned for digital defense.

> Our newest Gemini models deliver next-generation intelligence for agentic workflows and cybersecurity.
## Frontier intelligence without added cost
The 3.8 Flash model maintains the low introductory price of 3.7 Flash at $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens despite substantial intelligence gains.

> Gemini 3.8 introduces 2 variants... available at the same introductory price as 3.7 Flash.
## Mastering autonomous software engineering
On long-horizon coding benchmarks like DeepSWE v1.1, 3.8 Flash outperforms larger frontier models in solving complex software tasks from start to finish.

> 3.8 Flash outperforms most larger frontier models in autonomously solving complex engineering problems end to end...
## Adaptive reasoning that works harder
The model dynamically executes extra reasoning steps and calls tools iteratively on complex prompts. Developers can adjust effort levels to balance token usage with speed.

> On complex tasks, it exhibits greater diligence — executing extra reasoning steps, and calling tools iteratively.
## Targeted vulnerability discovery
Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber achieves over a 70% success rate discovering vulnerabilities across codebases spanning 20 programming languages.

> ...the model showcases an impressive leap over our previous models and reaches a success rate exceeding 70%.
## Automated patching for defenders
Google prioritized defense over offensive exploitation, delivering automated code patching performance on CWE-Bench that matches leading frontier models at far lower cost.

> ...we have invested in vulnerability fixing from the start, and prioritized it over offensive capabilities like exploitation.
## Proven real-world security impact
Google's Cloud Vulnerability Research team used Flash Cyber to identify a critical security vulnerability in less than two hours, a process that traditionally takes months.

> ...found a critical foundational vulnerability in less than 2 hours, a vulnerability for which research and discovery usually takes months.
## Controlled rollout via Fairwind Program
While standard 3.8 Flash is widely available to developers and consumers, the Cyber variant is restricted to trusted defenders and critical infrastructure operators.

> ...we’re providing trusted government authorities, as well as critical infrastructure operators and software maintainers with prioritized access...
## Key takeaway

Gemini 3.8 Flash brings frontier-level coding and cybersecurity defense capabilities to developer workflows without increasing token costs.