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Google deploys Gemini 3.8 Flash in AI Mode for Search

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Google has deployed Gemini 3.8 Flash as the latest model powering AI Mode in Search, following Gemini 3.7 Flash by roughly two weeks.

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Google's VP of Product for Search, Robby Stein, confirmed on X that Gemini 3.8 Flash is now live in Search's AI Mode, continuing the company's rapid cadence of model updates following the rollout of Gemini 3.7 Flash just two weeks prior.

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