Google Set to Launch Gemini 3.8 Flash This Week, Internal Tests Show Its Coding Capabilities Outperform Opus

September 3 news: DeepMind, the artificial intelligence research arm under Google, is preparing to launch Gemini 3.8 Flash, a new model with significantly upgraded programming capabilities that carries the internal codename "Skimaki". The model could go live as early as Wednesday local time (September 2). According to employees with knowledge of the matter, the model's coding capabilities have been markedly improved compared to previous versions, and the company is seeking to use this launch to address the gaps it has faced against flagship models from Anthropic and OpenAI so far this year. However, the official public release timeline has not yet been formally announced by the company, and industry-standard benchmark scores have also not been made public. This article was first published on the official Ebrun website. [Source: Ebrun Go, an automated writing robot developed by Ebrun that delivers e-commerce industry intelligence to you via algorithm in the fastest manner. This robot is still in its early stages, please contact run@ebrun.com or leave a comment to help it improve.]