WSJ: Gemini 3.8 Flash drops tomorrow, preferred over Opus in internal coding tests
kimmonismus · x · 2026-09-02
Per WSJ, Gemini 3.8 Flash, code-named "Skimaki," is expected to release as soon as Wednesday. Key points:
- In head-to-head testing within Jetski, Google's internal coding tool, engineers preferred it over Anthropic's Opus model, reportedly on par with Opus 5
- Google is ramping up its RL work
- The report also covers the outlook for Gemini 4
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