Providers & pricing
| Provider | Input | Output | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vertex Default | 565.2 RODI/M~0.750 USD/M | 2825.8 RODI/M | — |
 Google AI Studio | 565.2 RODI/M~0.750 USD/M | 2825.8 RODI/M | — |
Pricing
| Rate | RODI | USD (ref.) | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| In | 565.2 | ~ 0.750 | USD/M · RODI/M |
| Out | 2825.8 | ~ 3.75 | USD/M · RODI/M |
| Cached | 56.6 | ~ 0.0750 | USD/M · RODI/M |
RODI prices include RodiumAi markup and upstream fees. USD figures are wholesale reference rates.
Capabilities
Streaming
Tool calling
Vision
JSON mode
Reasoning
About this model
Gemini 3.8 Flash is Google's most intelligent Flash workhorse yet, with major gains over 3.7 Flash in software engineering, agentic workflows, and multi-step reasoning in specialized domains—at Flash speed and cost.
API usage
Use the canonical slug with client.chat() or chat.completions.create().
RodiumAi SDK
Official Python, JavaScript, and Laravel SDKs — flat API aligned with this model slug.
…Compatible SDKs (OpenAI / Anthropic packages)
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