--- title: Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and a cybersecurity... description: Google has shipped Gemini 3.8 Flash and a restricted Flash Cyber variant, its third Flash release in six weeks, while the Pro line has been stalled since early... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-releases-gemini-3-8-flash-and-a-cybersecurity-variant-limited-to-governments-3wr1ickph twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and a cybersecurity variant limited to governments | daily.dev og:description: Google has shipped Gemini 3.8 Flash and a restricted Flash Cyber variant, its third Flash release in six weeks, while the Pro line has been stalled since early... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-releases-gemini-3-8-flash-and-a-cybersecurity-variant-limited-to-governments-3wr1ickph og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3Wr1icKPh.png og:image:alt: Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and a cybersecurity variant limited to governments og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and a cybersecurity variant limited to governments **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google has shipped Gemini 3.8 Flash and a restricted Flash Cyber variant, its third Flash release in six weeks, while the Pro line has been stalled since early 2026. Flash Cyber, aimed at finding and fixing software vulnerabilities, replaces version 3.5 and is limited to trusted testers and governments, with Google not disclosing which ones. Introductory pricing runs at $0.75/$3.75 per million input/output tokens through year end, rising to $1.50/$7.50 afterward. Each release triggers EU AI Act Article 53 obligations (documentation, copyright policy, training data summary), and any systemic-risk model must be notified to the Commission within two weeks under Article 52 — a window shorter than the gap between recent releases. Google's own benchmarks still show Flash trailing Claude Opus on agentic computer use, and security improvement claims (2.6x patch accuracy, a critical vulnerability found in two hours) are self-reported. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and who can access it? Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber is a variant of Google's Gemini 3.8 Flash model tuned for finding and fixing software vulnerabilities, replacing the earlier 3.5 Flash Cyber version. Access is restricted to trusted testers and governments, though Google has not disclosed which governments can use it. Google reports a 2.6x improvement in patch accuracy for its Chrome team and finding a critical vulnerability in two hours, both self-measured. _Track how gated AI security tools like this reshape vulnerability research on daily.dev._ ### How much does Gemini 3.8 Flash cost per token? Gemini 3.8 Flash carries introductory pricing of $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens through the end of the year, rising to $1.50 and $7.50 afterward. This follows a broader trend of rivals cutting token prices to retain price-sensitive business customers. _Compare shifting LLM token pricing across providers on daily.dev before locking in a vendor._ ### What EU AI Act obligations apply to Google's Gemini model releases? Every general purpose model Google places on the EU market triggers Article 53 duties: technical documentation, a copyright policy, and a public training data summary. If a model is trained above 10^25 floating point operations, it is classified as systemic risk and must be notified to the European Commission within two weeks under Article 52, a deadline shorter than the gap between Google's recent Flash releases. _Follow how EU AI Act compliance deadlines affect fast-moving model releases on daily.dev._ --- Tags: [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google), [#llm](https://daily.dev/tags/llm), [#google-gemini](https://daily.dev/tags/google-gemini), [#ai-governance](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-governance), [#ai-regulation](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-regulation) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/google-releases-gemini-3-8-flash-and-a-cybersecurity-variant-limited-to-governments-3wr1ickph) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and a cybersecurity variant limited to governments","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-releases-gemini-3-8-flash-and-a-cybersecurity-variant-limited-to-governments-3wr1ickph","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-releases-gemini-3-8-flash-and-a-cybersecurity-variant-limited-to-governments-3wr1ickph"},"datePublished":"2026-09-02T20:43:50.300Z","dateModified":"2026-09-03T20:07:56.752Z","description":"Google has shipped Gemini 3.8 Flash and a restricted Flash Cyber variant, its third Flash release in six weeks, while the Pro line has been stalled since early...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/131779f2e67449bcef36676a6417914d?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/131779f2e67449bcef36676a6417914d?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-releases-gemini-3-8-flash-and-a-cybersecurity-variant-limited-to-governments-3wr1ickph","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"google,llm,google-gemini,ai-governance,ai-regulation","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and a cybersecurity variant limited to governments"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-releases-gemini-3-8-flash-and-a-cybersecurity-variant-limited-to-governments-3wr1ickph#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and who can access it?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber is a variant of Google's Gemini 3.8 Flash model tuned for finding and fixing software vulnerabilities, replacing the earlier 3.5 Flash Cyber version. 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