# Gemini 3.8 Flash API

Gemini 3.8 Flash is Google's Flash-tier model engineered for long-horizon software engineering, autonomous agents and complex enterprise workflows, with a 1,048,576-token input limit and 65,536 output tokens; list price $0.75 in / $3.75 out per 1M tokens, provider list as at 1 November 2026.

- Provider: Google
- Model ID: gemini-3.8-flash
- Type: Chat
- Region: Global (provider global routing)
- Context window: 1,048,576 tokens
- Max output: 65,536 tokens
- Modalities: text, vision, audio, tools, reasoning
- Endpoints: OpenAI Chat Completions https://api.seedrise.ai/v1
- Prices checked: 1 November 2026

## Provider list price

Provider list price as at 1 November 2026, per 1M tokens. AUD at a reference rate of 1 USD = 1.53 AUD; invoices use the rate on the day.

| Token type | USD | AUD |
|---|---:|---:|
| Input | 0.75 | 1.15 |
| Output | 3.75 | 5.74 |
| Cached input | 0.075 | 0.115 |

Your Seedrise rate is quoted per account against this list price. Request a rate card: https://seedrise.ai/contact?model=gemini-3.8-flash

Google's list price is dated through 31 December 2026; from 1 January 2027 it is $1.50 in / $7.50 out and $0.15 cached per 1M tokens. Global: runs on the provider's global routing; no Australian-region option as at 1 November 2026.

## Strengths

- Flash-tier cost with thinking levels low, medium and high
- Text, image, video, audio and PDF input
- Function calling and structured outputs
- Context caching, with cached input at $0.075 per 1M tokens

## Typical use cases

- Coding agents that run many steps on a budget
- Enterprise workflow automation across documents and spreadsheets
- Multimodal triage of images, recordings and PDFs
- High-volume assistants that still need reasoning

## Quickstart

A first request with curl. Replace sk-... with your Seedrise key.

```bash
curl https://api.seedrise.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"gemini-3.8-flash","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'
```

OpenAI SDK, Python:

```python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.seedrise.ai/v1", api_key="sk-...")

r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gemini-3.8-flash",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Summarise this contract in three bullets."}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)
```

## Where it runs

Global: Served on the provider's global routing.

## Related models

- [Gemini 4 Argon](https://seedrise.ai/models/gemini-4-argon): US$2.00 input · US$10.00 output per 1M tokens, Global
- [Gemini 3.5 Flash](https://seedrise.ai/models/gemini-3.5-flash): US$1.50 input · US$9.00 output per 1M tokens, AU
- [Gemini 3 Pro Image (Nano Banana Pro)](https://seedrise.ai/models/gemini-3-pro-image): US$0.13 per image · 1K / 2K, Global
- [Gemini 3.1 Flash Image (Nano Banana 2)](https://seedrise.ai/models/gemini-3.1-flash-image): US$0.067 per image · 1K, Global
- [Veo 3.1](https://seedrise.ai/models/veo-3.1): US$0.40 per second · 1080p, audio, US
- [Mistral Large 4](https://seedrise.ai/models/mistral-large-4): US$0.70 input · US$2.10 output per 1M tokens, Global
- [DeepSeek V3.2](https://seedrise.ai/models/deepseek-v3.2): US$0.64 input · US$1.91 output per 1M tokens, AU
- [Kimi K2.5](https://seedrise.ai/models/kimi-k2.5): US$0.62 input · US$3.09 output per 1M tokens, AU

## FAQ

### What is the model ID for Gemini 3.8 Flash?

Use gemini-3.8-flash as the model field, with no vendor prefix, on the OpenAI-compatible endpoint at https://api.seedrise.ai/v1. GET /v1/models returns the IDs your key can call.

### How does the Seedrise rate for Gemini 3.8 Flash compare to the list price?

Google's list price as at 1 November 2026 is US$0.75 per 1M input tokens and US$3.75 per 1M output tokens. Seedrise quotes rates per account against the provider's published list price for the same routing. Volume and committed tiers sit below list.

### What is the context window and max output of Gemini 3.8 Flash?

Gemini 3.8 Flash has a context window of 1,048,576 tokens and a maximum output of 65,536 tokens, per the provider documentation checked on 1 November 2026.

### Can Gemini 3.8 Flash run in Australia?

Not at present. Gemini 3.8 Flash is served on the provider's global routing. Models marked AU in the model library can be pinned to Sydney or Melbourne on request.

### Will Gemini 3.8 Flash cost more in 2027?

Google lists $1.50 in / $7.50 out per 1M tokens from 1 January 2027, up from $0.75 / $3.75 through 31 December 2026. Committed rates on your Seedrise rate card stay fixed for their term.

### Which thinking levels does Gemini 3.8 Flash accept?

Low, medium and high. Google returns an error for the minimal level on this model.

Model names are trademarks of their respective providers.

Source: https://seedrise.ai/models/gemini-3.8-flash