Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B

Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B was released by Google on Thursday, Oct 3 2024.

Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B was built by Google. Builds the Gemini family of models through Google DeepMind. Integrates AI across Google products.

No. Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B is a closed model. The weights are not published — it is available only through the provider's own API, apps, or partner platforms.

Google's previous tracked release was Gemini 1.5 Flash-002 on Sep 24 2024, 9 days earlier. It was followed by Gemini 2.0 Flash on Jan 30 2025.