Gemini 3.8 Flash effort guide: ★ High recommended, ability and cost by effort
Gemini 3.8 Flash (Google): the recommended effort is ★ High, ability 37.2 at $2.81 per reference coding task.
Ability, cost and time at each effort
Gemini 3.8 Flash · Google · ★ High
| Effort | Ability | vs ★ | Cost / task | Cost × | Time × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 21.5 | -15.7 | — | — | — |
| Med | 34.7 | -2.5 | $2.79 | ×0.99 | ×0.81 (est.) |
| ★ High | 37.2 | — | $2.81 | ×1.00 | ×1.00 |
Cost is the API cost of one reference coding task; cost × and time × are relative to the ★ recommended effort. Open in the effort console
In Google's lineup
Cheapest
- Gemini 3.8 Flash → Gemini 4 Argon: ability +27.6, cost ×1.61
Data published 2026-10-15 11:33 UTC · All data is also available through the public API