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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Gemini 3.7 Flash

Too close to call on our weighted score (Gemini 3.7 Flash 75, Gemini 3.8 Flash 75). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Google

    Gemini 3.8 Flash

    Released Sep 2, 2026

    75/100
    • ECI156.9
    • Price$0.75 / $3.75
    • Context1.05M
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  2. Google

    Gemini 3.7 Flash

    Released Aug 13, 2026

    75/100
    • ECI157.4
    • Price$0.75 / $3.75
    • Context1.05M
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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Gemini 3.7 Flash 75/100, Gemini 3.8 Flash 75/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Gemini 3.7 Flash for raw capability and Gemini 3.8 Flash on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityGemini 3.7 FlashCapabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 3.7 Flash 157.4 · Gemini 3.8 Flash 156.9
  • Lowest priceSame priceGemini 3.8 Flash $1.50 · Gemini 3.7 Flash $1.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameGemini 3.8 Flash 1,048,576 · Gemini 3.7 Flash 1,048,576 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsGemini 3.8 Flash: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Gemini 3.7 Flash: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemini 3.8 FlashGemini 3.7 Flash
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%8788
Price25%4242
Inputs & features15%100100
Context window10%6161
Overall100%75/10075/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Gemini 3.7 Flash specifications side by side
SpecificationGemini 3.8 FlashGoogleGemini 3.7 FlashGoogle
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)156.9157.4 (best)
ECI rank#15 of 148#14 of 148 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions95.4% (best)94.8%
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics68.4%71.6% (best)
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics98.9% (best)97.2%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions69.7% (best)69.2%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.75$0.75
Output$3.75$3.75
Cached input$0.075$0.075
Blended (3:1)$1.50$1.50
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Google APIOfficial Google API
Limits
Context window1,048,576 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens65,536 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsYesYes
AudioYesYes
VideoYesYes
ReasoningYeslow · medium · highYeslow · medium · high
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model IDgemini-3.8-flashgemini-3.7-flash
API providers2124 (best)
ReleasedSep 2, 2026Aug 13, 2026
Knowledge cutoff—Mar 2026
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Gemini 3.8 Flash$15.00
  • Gemini 3.7 Flash$15.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemini 3.8 Flash or Gemini 3.7 Flash?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Gemini 3.7 Flash 75/100, Gemini 3.8 Flash 75/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Gemini 3.7 Flash for raw capability and Gemini 3.8 Flash on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.8 Flash or Gemini 3.7 Flash?

Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.7 Flash cost the same: $0.75 input / $3.75 output per million tokens.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Gemini 3.7 Flash scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 3.7 Flash 157.4 (#14 of 148) and Gemini 3.8 Flash 156.9 (#15 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (155.4–160.1 vs 154.6–160.4), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Gemini 3.8 Flash 95.4%, Gemini 3.7 Flash 94.8%; FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 — Gemini 3.7 Flash 71.6%, Gemini 3.8 Flash 68.4%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Gemini 3.8 Flash 98.9%, Gemini 3.7 Flash 97.2%; SimpleQA Verified — Gemini 3.8 Flash 69.7%, Gemini 3.7 Flash 69.2%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.7 Flash yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Gemini 3.7 Flash leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.7 Flash share the same 1,048,576-token context window. Maximum output per response: Gemini 3.8 Flash up to 65,536, Gemini 3.7 Flash up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemini 3.8 Flash accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Gemini 3.7 Flash accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

No. Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.7 Flash are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

Gemini 3.8 Flash is the newest, released Sep 2, 2026. Gemini 3.7 Flash came out Aug 13, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 3.7 Flash Mar 2026.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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