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Gemini 3.8 Flash

Google's broadly available low-cost Gemini 3.8 tier improves reasoning, coding and long-horizon agentic work over Gemini 3.7 Flash. It is offered through the Gemini API, enterprise products, consumer subscriptions and Search AI Mode.

DOOM SCORE86.7out of 100model risk profile, not the overall index
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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1

Why this model scores 86.7

Primary launch evidence shows stronger autonomous end-to-end engineering, iterative tool use and high professional benchmark performance at unchanged low pricing and near-maximal distribution. Misuse and control difficulty remain below the restricted cyber tier because the broad model ships with cyber, CBRN and prompt-injection safeguards.

Capability91
Autonomy93
Deployment99
Misuse potential82
Control difficulty68
MODEL-ATTRIBUTED EVIDENCE

News tied to Gemini 3.8 Flash

The model score of 86.7 rates this model's risk profile. The overall Doom Index of 65.3 measures the complete temporally weighted evidence record. These values answer different questions.

NET MODEL-ATTRIBUTED INDEX CONTRIBUTION+0.33

Each article's current Doom Index contribution is divided equally among the exact models named on that article. This prevents multi-model evidence from being claimed in full on several model pages. Model risk scores use a bounded temporal offset around their technical profile, but never feed back into the overall index.

Autonomy TOWARD

Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash and restricted Flash Cyber models

Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash for broad consumer, enterprise and developer access and Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber for trusted defenders. The shared core improves long-horizon coding, autonomous tool use and vulnerability discovery, while the cyber tier remains access-restricted.

Full item contribution
+0.67
Gemini 3.8 Flash equal share
+0.33
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Model score history

  1. R1
    Doom Score 86.7

    Creates the exact newly released Gemini 3.8 Flash model record.

    03 Sept 2026
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  1. Gemini 3.8 Flash by Google has a DoomBench model risk score of 86.7 out of 100, based on five transparent version-specific dimensions rather than the overall index.

  2. Gemini 3.8 Flash's highest current DoomBench dimension is deployment at 99.0 out of 100; the profile publishes every component score and its editorial rationale.

  3. DoomBench links 1 source-backed evidence item to Gemini 3.8 Flash, while keeping the model's risk profile separate from each item's contribution to the live Doom Index.

    https://www.doombench.com/models/google-gemini-3-8-flash