# Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and restricted cyber variant

_Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT · AI, Security · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model release in six weeks, alongside Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber.

The general model is priced at $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens through Dec. 31, after which the article says those rates will double. Google has limited the cyber version to trusted defenders through its Fairwind Program, including government authorities and critical-infrastructure operators.

The source also reports benchmark results and says Meta released Muse Spark 1.3 the same day.

## Sources

- [tech.yahoo.com](https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/meta-ai/articles/google-meta-released-rival-ai-053947618.html)

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