Google launches Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B with enhanced performance and cost efficiency

Google has officially launched Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B, the latest production-ready variant of its Flash model, designed to deliver significant improvements in performance and cost-effectiveness for developers. This new model is claimed to boast a 50% reduction in price compared to its predecessor- Gemini 1.5 Flash.

Google describes Flash-8B as a smaller and faster variant of the Gemini 1.5 Flash model, nearly matching its performance across multiple benchmarks. It excels in tasks like chat, transcription, and long-context language translation.