{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3f55d58dca513aa62d7ea14c","clusterId":"c_341eb2505ea5f98ccd64b9de","slug":"google-ships-gemini-3-8-flash-and-cyber-model-prices-double-in-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Google Ships Gemini 3.8 Flash and Cyber Model, Prices Double in 2027","summary":"Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber on September 2, 2026. The Flash model improves multi-step reasoning for software development and AI agents, while the Cyber model handles vulnerability discovery and fixing. API prices stay flat until January 1, 2027, when they double.","whyItMatters":"The release is the third Flash update in six weeks, showing Google is compressing its model iteration cycle while holding prices steady until a scheduled 2027 increase.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eGoogle\u0026#39;s third Flash update in six weeks arrived on September 2 with Gemini 3.8 Flash, a model built around an agent loop that checks results, calls external tools, and repeats processing on complex tasks. The company says the model runs more reasoning steps than its predecessor on software development and specialized work, though higher reasoning levels consume more tokens.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenchmarks in the announcement put Gemini 3.8 Flash at 73.7 percent on DeepSWE v1.1, up from Gemini 3.7 Flash\u0026#39;s 65.3 percent, and 54.9 percent on HLE-Verified. Google states the model performs close to some higher-priced cutting-edge models.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe companion Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber scored 86.2 percent on CyberGym and 47.2 percent on CWE-Bench for vulnerability fixing. Google says it prioritized fixing over attack capabilities and has begun using the Cyber model internally.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Google prices Gemini 3.8 Flash API flat until January 1, 2027, then doubles. The Cyber model's launch ties security automation to a cost hike that lands in under five months.","twitterPost":"Gemini 3.8 Flash API prices double on January 1, 2027. The Cyber model's debut ties security automation to that exact cost jump.","threadsPost":"Google's Gemini 3.8 Flash and Cyber model ship on September 2, 2026, with API prices flat until January 1, 2027. Then they double. The Cyber model handles vulnerability discovery and fixing, so the price hike lands precisely as security automation becomes a paid feature.","newsletterBlurb":"Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash and a security-focused Cyber variant on September 2. The Flash series gets its third update in six weeks, with benchmarks showing gains on software development tasks. API prices stay flat until January 2027, when they double.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260903-gemini-3-8-flash-cyber/\",\"title\":\"Google releases 'Gemini 3.8 Flash,' prices to double from 2027\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4693,"outputTokens":580,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":null,"createdAt":"2026-09-03T04:42:52.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-03T04:47:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-03T04:47:26.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_341eb2505ea5f98ccd64b9de","canonicalTitle":"Googleが「Gemini 3.8 Flash」をリリース、2027年から価格2倍に","representativeArticleId":"a_74e65c26f8bf830196e5071f","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Gemini 3.8 Flash\",\"Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-03T03:52:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-03T11:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-04T01:00:04.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/432/4432213/?rss","title":"OrcaRouter、Google「Gemini 3.8 Flash」、Alibaba「Qwen3.8 Max」、Anthropic「Claude Fable 5.1」のフロンティアモデルを提供開始"},{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260903-gemini-3-8-flash-cyber/","title":"Googleが「Gemini 3.8 Flash」をリリース、2027年から価格2倍に"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Gemini 3.8 Flash","Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}