Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and Flash Cyber AI models
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September 2, 2026
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Google announced the release of Gemini 3.8 Flash and a cybersecurity-tuned variant, Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber. The models show improvements in coding and reasoning benchmarks compared to previous versions. Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber is currently limited to trusted testers and government entities.
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