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title: "What happened to gemini-3.8-flash? Launched on 02 SEP 2026"
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summary: "gemini-3.8-flash: Launched on 02 SEP 2026. The Gemini API lists gemini-3.8-flash as a new model released on September 2, 2026, with no shutdown date announced."
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# What happened to gemini-3.8-flash?

**Launched on 02 SEP 2026.** The Gemini API lists gemini-3.8-flash as a new model released on 02 SEP 2026, with no shutdown date announced. Source: [Gemini API deprecations](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations.md.txt).

## What this means

On 02 SEP 2026, 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](https://cookiesforai.app/tools/gemini-cli): Access changed on 18 JUN 2026
- [gemini-3.8-live-extended-thinking](https://cookiesforai.app/ai-changelog/tools/gemini-3-8-live-extended-thinking): Launched on 15 SEP 2026
- [lyria-3.5](https://cookiesforai.app/ai-changelog/tools/lyria-3-5): Launched on 03 SEP 2026
- [Vertex AI Agent Builder](https://cookiesforai.app/ai-changelog/tools/vertex-ai-agent-builder): Renamed on 22 APR 2026

- Made by: Google
- Website: https://ai.google.dev/
- Status: Launched on 02 SEP 2026
- Checked: 20 OCT 2026

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