Google debuted its latest AI model, Gemini 3.8 Flash on Wednesday. Google said the model excels at coding and on some benchmarks, its performance equalled that of larger models from rival AI companies, but completed them at a much lower cost. The model’s release comes just three weeks after the release of its predecessor, Gemini 3.7 Flash. And, overall, the company has released no less than four Gemini Flash models since May. Flash is the designation Google uses for the smallest, and fastest versions, of the models it produces. They are generally designed for users seeking speedy responses at a low cost, without sacrificing too much cognitive power. But Google’s flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro model, which CEO Sundar Pichai said would arrive in June, is still missing in action. That has led many AI industry insiders to question whether Google is still able to catch up to the frontier AI of technology. Google expected Gemini 3.5 Pro to ship in June. It was still undergoing testing in July, and Google’s website still lists it as “coming soon.” Internal candidates were discarded because they did not improve enough over Flash, the Wall Street Journal reported. Read more [paywall removed for Redditors]: https://fortune.com/2026/09/03/google-shipped-four-gemini-flash-models-in-106-days-but-its-flagship-frontier-model-is-still-nowhere-to-be-seen/ submitted by /u/fortune
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