gemini-3.8-flash — shutdown No shutdown date announced
For gemini-3.8-flash, provider is Google (Gemini Developer API); shutdown / retirement date is No shutdown date announced; platform / deployment scope is Gemini Developer API (ai.google.dev), recorded from its source on 2026-09-16.
- Provider
- Google (Gemini Developer API) our reading
- Model ID / API name
- gemini-3.8-flash verified
- Release date
- September 2, 2026 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- No shutdown date announced verified
- Platform / deployment scope
- Gemini Developer API (ai.google.dev) our reading
- Lifecycle status
- Available per cloud.google.com
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
gemini-3.8-flash | September 2, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
— ai.google.dev, retrieved 2026-09-16
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Release date
Model | Release date | Shutdown date | Recommended replacement | gemini-3.8-live | September 15, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | | gemini-3.8-live-extended-thinking | September 15, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | | gemini-3.8-flash | September 2, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
— all from ai.google.dev, retrieved 2026-09-16
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Provider
ai.google.dev says provider is Google (Gemini Developer API), as of 2026-09-16.
gemini-3.8-flash | September 2, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
cloud.google.com says provider is Google (Vertex AI), as of 2026-09-16.
released. The following table lists models available for shorter terms: Model ID | Release date | Retirement date | Replacement model | gemini-3.8-flash | September 2, 2026 | No retirement date announced | |
https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning
Shutdown / retirement date
ai.google.dev says shutdown / retirement date is No shutdown date announced, as of 2026-09-16.
gemini-3.8-flash | September 2, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
cloud.google.com says shutdown / retirement date is No retirement date announced, as of 2026-09-16.
released. The following table lists models available for shorter terms: Model ID | Release date | Retirement date | Replacement model | gemini-3.8-flash | September 2, 2026 | No retirement date announced | |
https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning
Sources
- ai.google.devhttps://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
- cloud.google.comhttps://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning