- Score
- 8.6 (+0.61 points)
- Total Cost (Current Price)
- $0.061 · 92.1% cheaper
- Response Time (avg)
- 7.51s · 54.9% faster
Summary
Gemini 3.8 Flash scores 8.0 on AI BENCHY and ranks #111. It has 9.9 reliability, a 89.9% pass rate, $0.769 total cost, and 16.64s average response time.
What makes Gemini 3.8 Flash unique: It stands out most in Domain specific, where it ranks #1, while Agentic is its weakest area at #16.
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Model facts
Researched on 2026-09-02
- Parameters
- ~500B total (~20B active)
- Architecture
- MoE
- Availability
- Closed
- License
- -
Best estimate from public evidence; the vendor did not disclose every value. Google documents this model as based on Gemini 3.7 Flash but does not disclose architecture or parameter counts; estimates follow the related 3.7 Flash record.
8.0
Consistency
9.0
9.9
$0.769
Total Output Tokens
167,486
Total Input Tokens
187,331
Input Price
$0.750 / 1M
Output Price
$3.750 / 1M
Cache Read Price
$0.075 / 1M
Cache Write Price
$0.042 / 1M
Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.
Flaky tests
3
Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).
Hamster playing table tennis
Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.
#111 Gemini 3.8 Flash
medium- Cost
- $0.037
- Time
- 54.6s
- Tokens
- 9,712 tok
Price History
Historical pricing data for this model from OpenRouter.
| Date | Input Price | Output Price | Cache Read Price | Cache Write Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 18:33 | $0.750 / 1M | $3.750 / 1M | $0.075 / 1M | $0.042 / 1M |
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Score | Consistency | Tests Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 2.8 | 1.6 | |
| Anti-AI Tricks | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Coding | 8.0 | 9.9 | |
| Combined | 8.7 | 6.9 | |
| Data parsing and extraction | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Domain specific | 8.2 | 7.2 | |
| General Intelligence | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Instructions following | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Puzzle Solving | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Tool Calling | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Trivia | 10.0 | 10.0 |