WSJ: Gemini 3.8 Flash to release today, 3.5 Pro checkpoints scrapped
Mysterious_Bed_1804 · reddit · 2026-09-02
According to the WSJ, Google plans to release Gemini 3.8 Flash today, featuring significant advances in agentic coding. The 3.5 Pro checkpoints have been officially scrapped as they were not found to be significantly better than the Flash models.
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