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Why use Gemini 3.8 Flash on Google AI Studio?
Google AI Studio offers Gemini 3.8 Flash with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.75/1M input tokens. Google AI Studio is a model prototyping environment and API access point for Gemini models, offering an inference playground for developers to test and build AI applications.
Compare Gemini 3.8 Flash across 2 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install google-genaiexport GOOGLE_API_KEY=...import os
from google import genai
client = genai.Client(api_key=os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"])
response = client.models.generate_content(gemini-3.8-flashRequest example
import os
from google import genai
client = genai.Client(api_key=os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"])
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-3.8-flash",
contents="Hello"
)
print(response.text)Gotchas
- Use the model name directly, e.g. "gemini-2.0-flash", "gemini-1.5-pro", or "gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06".
- The examples expect GOOGLE_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare Gemini 3.8 Flash Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Google AI Studio | $0.75 | $3.75 |
| OpenRouter | $0.75 | $3.75 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.75 |
| Output tokens | $3.75 |
Capabilities
About Gemini 3.8 Flash
Gemini 3.8 Flash is Google DeepMind's generally available most intelligent Flash model, engineered for long-horizon software engineering, autonomous agents, and complex enterprise workflows, released September 2, 2026. It accepts text, image, video, audio, and PDF inputs and returns text, with a 1,048,576-token context window, up to 65,536 output tokens, and Gemini API support for thinking (low/medium/high; minimal is not supported), function calling, tool use, structured outputs, code execution, prompt caching, search grounding, URL context, computer use (preview), and batch, flex, and priority consumption. Official model ID: gemini-3.8-flash. Sibling of live gemini-3.7-flash under a new family gemini-3.8.