Redditor Claims Gemini 3.8 Flash Is 5x Cheaper and 2x Faster Than Opus 5
davidthesong · reddit · 2026-09-03
A Reddit user says Gemini 3.8 Flash sits at a strong Pareto frontier: similar intelligence to Opus 5 at 5x lower cost and 2x the speed, and asks others for real-world impressions. The model names are unverified claims at this point.
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