# Gemini 3.8 Flash Model Regression: Low-quality styling and broken layouts on new project initialization (Web & App) **URL:** \ **Category:** Gemini API\ **Tags:** gemini-flash\ **Created:** [November 5, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-3-8-flash-model-regression-low-quality-styling-and-broken-layouts-on-new-project-initialization-web-app/198263 "2026-11-05T02:12:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lsacro](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/lsacro/32/165659_2.png) [@Lsacro](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Lsacro)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-3-8-flash-model-regression-low-quality-styling-and-broken-layouts-on-new-project-initialization-web-app/198263/1 "2026-11-05T02:12:47Z")
There has been a severe **quality regression** in web layout generation when initializing a new project from scratch using **Gemini Balanced 3.8 Flash**. Previously couple of monthe ago, the model generated modern, cohesive, and high-quality designs. Following recent updates, the layout generation has degraded drastically for brand-new projects. The model _does_ output CSS, but the styling is extremely primitive and visually broken. Common layout failures include: - **Overlapping Text:** Typography elements crash into each other due to broken line heights or absolute positioning mistakes. - **Unnecessary Page Breaks / Line Breaks:** Random vertical spacing, unintended margins, or layout collapses that disrupt the visual flow. - **Bare / Unstyled Navigation Bars:** Navbars are generated with little-to-no styling, reverting to raw bullet lists or completely unaligned links. **Behavior Across Platforms & Models:** - **Web Option vs App Option:** This critical failure happens **100% of the time when selecting the Web option** for a new project. If the **App option** is selected instead, the error still exists but it is intermittent (it only happens sometimes). - **Model 3.8 Flash vs Speed Model:** When switching to the **Speed model** , the layout outcomes improve slightly and look better than the 3.8 Flash outputs. However, the quality is still significantly inferior compared to the previous version’s standards, which were highly superior. - **Existing Projects Exception:** This issue **only occurs during clean project generation from scratch** (even when a `design.md` architecture blueprint is provided). If the model is tasked with modifying or adding features to an **existing project** that already has established styles, it respects the existing codebase and performs its job perfectly without breaking anything. **Expected Result** The model should generate a polished, modern, and production-ready visual interface, matching the high-quality layout capabilities it possessed prior to recent updates. **Actual Result** The website renders with highly broken, elementary styles, especially under the Web project configuration. Text overlaps, navigation menus lack alignment/padding, and random vertical spacing breaks the page layout, rendering the scratch generation feature unusable without manual heavy refactoring. _Promt:_ Design a premium, modern, and visually stunning B2B website for **IMPORTRU** , a technology solutions company specializing in enterprise IT infrastructure, software licensing, cloud solutions, and data protection. The website should feature a sophisticated, innovative, and minimalist design inspired by leading enterprise technology companies such as Dell Technologies, Red Hat, HPE, and IBM. **Brand Color Palette:** - Primary Red: #ED1A37 - Dark Gray: #303130 - White: #FFFFFF - Accent Red: #DE1E2F **Create four main sections:** **1. IT Infrastructure** Showcase enterprise-grade servers, storage systems, networking solutions, virtualization platforms, and data center infrastructure. Use realistic high-quality images of servers, server racks, and modern data centers. **2. Enterprise Software & Licensing** Highlight enterprise software solutions including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, and virtualization technologies. Emphasize scalability, automation, security, and operational efficiency. **3. Cloud Solutions** Present hybrid cloud, private cloud, cloud migration, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure management services. Incorporate modern cloud architecture visuals and elegant diagrams illustrating interconnected IT environments. **4. Data Protection & Cyber Resilience** Focus on enterprise backup, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, and secure data storage solutions. Use modern cybersecurity-inspired visuals that communicate reliability, resilience, and trust. **UI/UX Design Requirements:** - Create an impressive full-width hero section with a compelling headline: “Powering Your Digital Infrastructure.” - Use a clean, premium enterprise aesthetic with generous whitespace, strong typography, and sophisticated layouts. - Incorporate interactive service cards, subtle animations, hover effects, and smooth transitions. - Include modern 3D-inspired technology illustrations, high-quality infrastructure photography, and subtle gradient backgrounds. - Use alternating light and dark sections to create visual contrast and hierarchy. - Include intuitive navigation, clear service descriptions, and prominent calls to action such as “Explore Solutions”, “Request a Quote”, and “Talk to an Expert”. - Design a fully responsive experience for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. - Prioritize accessibility, intuitive navigation, and effortless discovery of solutions. **Overall Objective:** Create a distinctive, high-end enterprise technology website that communicates innovation, reliability, technical expertise, and business value. The design should feel like a premium technology consulting and infrastructure solutions provider, not a generic e-commerce store. Every section should educate potential B2B customers, communicate the benefits of each technology, and guide visitors toward requesting a consultation or quotation. **Important:** All visible website content, including headlines, descriptions, navigation labels, and buttons, must be written in professional Latin American Spanish.