Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber • Hacker News Board

Re: Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber

#11

Post by mattlondon » Wed, Sep 02, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC

Wow this comes after what - 3 or 4 weeks since 3.7 Flash, which was also 3 or 4 weeks after 3.6 Flash IIRC?

I eagerly wait more info but sounds like Deepmind without Demis calling the shots has been unleashed and are operating at full speed? Shocker!

At this point it is a meme of course, but where is 3.5 Pro :)

Re: Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber

#12

Post by sva_ » Wed, Sep 02, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC

model card https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49537354 (doesn't 404)

Re: Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber

#13

Post by kingstnap » Wed, Sep 02, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC

Mashimo wrote: post #3

It's 404 now.

The blog post is gone but I can currently use it in the gemini chat website.

Re: Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber

#14

Post by mattlondon » Wed, Sep 02, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC

sva_ wrote: post #12

model card https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49537354 (doesn't 404)

Also https://web.archive.org/web/20260902150007/https://storage.g... in case it goes again

Re: Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber

#15

Post by ok123456 » Wed, Sep 02, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC

tacomonstrous wrote: post #10

Looks like Google's given up on frontier models for external consumption?

Given up frontier models for selling compute.

Re: Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber

#16

Post by iamdelirium » Wed, Sep 02, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC

tacomonstrous wrote: post #10

Looks like Google's given up on frontier models for external consumption?

How can you say that when a Flash model is benchmarking close to Opus and Sol?

Re: Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber

#17

Post by heyjamesknight » Wed, Sep 02, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC

tacomonstrous wrote: post #10

Looks like Google's given up on frontier models for external consumption?

Gemini 4 pre training is underway: https://x.com/OfficialLoganK/status/2079594867161022817

My guess is we skip 3.5 and go straight to 4 Pro. With the monthly Flash releases, releasing 4.0 Flash and Pro in 6-8 weeks would be a nice buildup.

(I work at Google but don't know anything that isn't already public)

Re: Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber

#18

Post by andai » Wed, Sep 02, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC

Wait, I didn't realize 3.7 Flash was already beating Sol on a bunch of the benchmarks. Isn't it a way smaller models?

Re: Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber

#19

Post by xnx » Wed, Sep 02, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC

Seem like a great, no-compromise, upgrade over 3.7 which is already a bargain, fast, and doesn't have the brain-damaged writing style of Claude.

Re: Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber

#20

Post by k8sToGo » Wed, Sep 02, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC

freedomben wrote: post #5

Mashimo wrote: post #3

It's 404 now.

Came and went in a flash

Because they are preparing Gemini 3.9 Flash