What happened to gemini-3.8-flash?
In short
Launched on .
The Gemini API lists gemini-3.8-flash as a new model released on , with no shutdown date announced.
Source: Gemini API deprecations.
What this means
On , gemini-3.8-flash was released in the Gemini API. It affects developers using gemini-3.7-flash, whose endpoint automatically routes API requests to gemini-3.8-flash. New projects should use 3.8 Flash or 3.5 Flash-Lite.
More changes from Google
- Gemini CLI: Access changed on
- gemini-3.8-live-extended-thinking: Launched on
- lyria-3.5: Launched on
- Vertex AI Agent Builder: Renamed on