# Gemini 3.8 flash stopped working

**URL:** <https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-3-8-flash-stopped-working/190074>\
**Category:** Google AI Studio\
**Tags:** gemini-flash\
**Created:** [October 16, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-3-8-flash-stopped-working/190074 "2026-10-16T21:02:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Ryumaru](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/ryumaru/32/95184_2.png) [@Ryumaru](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Ryumaru)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-3-8-flash-stopped-working/190074/1 "2026-10-16T21:02:18Z")

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I would like to know if Gemini 3.8 in the free tier has been removed from the app’s usage?The chat prompt still works; I’d like to know if it was removed today from the app for those using the free tier.Could someone tell me?