Google ships Gemini 3.8 Flash and a cyber variant gated to trusted defenders, at 3.7 Flash's price

Sources: primary, discussion
Summary: The Google post introduces Gemini 3.8 Flash alongside a separate Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber model, and states that the introductory price and its 2026-12-31 expiry are unchanged from 3.7 Flash. Google states the model does more work per task and may spend more tokens at higher effort levels, so the per-token price holding does not by itself hold the per-task cost. Access to the cyber variant runs through a new Fairwind Program for trusted defenders rather than through general availability.
Why it matters: The per-token cost line for an agent workload does not move, while the vulnerability-finding capability ships as a separate model behind an application gate rather than inside the generally available one.
Follow-up: Track whether the Fairwind Program states its eligibility criteria and whether the introductory price changes after 2026-12-31.