Google

Large language model

Gemini 3.8 Flash

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Input Price
$0.75
/M tokens
Output Price
$3.75
/M tokens
Intelligence
41
/100
Arena Rank
#8
Overall
Coding Rank
#17
Arena
Context
1.048576M
tokens

Verdict

One9Founders Verdictexcellent

Google's 2 Sep 2026 Flash. Intelligence 41, Arena text #8, ~280 tok/s. Introductory $0.75/$3.75 until 31 Dec 2026, then doubles. Mumbai residency available.

“Fastest near-frontier Flash. Watch the Jan 2027 price step.”

Best For

  • ✓low-latency chat
  • ✓multimodal apps
  • ✓India-region Google stacks

Not Great For

  • ✗max intelligence
  • ✗workloads that must stay cheap after the intro price ends

Startup Recommendation

Strong default for Indian startups already on GCP, while the intro price holds.

Pricing Details

Input
$0.75
per 1M tokens
Output
$3.75
per 1M tokens
Cached Input
$0.07
per 1M tokens
Batch Input
$0.38
per 1M tokens

Free tier available

Capabilities

✓Function Calling
✓Structured Output
✓Vision
-Web Search
-Code Execution
-MCP
✓Audio Input
✓Video Input
✓Reasoning
✓Streaming
-Batch API
-Computer Use

Chatbot Arena Rankings

Overall
#8
Coding
#17

Security & Compliance

✓SOC 2 Type II
✓GDPR
✓HIPAA
✓Enterprise SSO
✓Audit Logs

Training data policy: Free tier may be used for training. Paid API: not used for training.

DPDP Act (India): No India-resident inference by default. Use DPA + region controls.

Data residency: US, EU, Asia (Singapore, Mumbai)

India Availability

API available globally

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