Gemini Flash ships new 3.8 checkpoint, but gains look marginal
bindureddy · x · 2026-09-03
Bindu Reddy notes that Google keeps releasing new Gemini Flash checkpoints every other week, now at 3.8. He finds it odd that Google trails open-source models despite rumored Fable and Astra being close to AGI, and says Flash 3.8 shows little visible improvement over the previous version.
Related event: Gemini Flash ships 3.6-3.8 in six weeks, testers complain of churn(2 posts)→
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