Gemini CLI pre-release v0.62.0-preview.0 includes a new feature for "gemini 3.8 flash 3.5

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Sep 24, 2026 00:54 UTC github google-gemini/gemini-cli

Gemini CLI pre-release v0.62.0-preview.0 includes a new feature for "gemini 3.8 flash 3.5 flash lite", indicating new model variants.

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looks like gemini is getting some new flash model variants soon: gemini 3.8 flash and 3.5 flash lite are popping up in a new cli pre-release.

new gemini cli pre-release v0.62.0-preview.0 just dropped, and it mentions "feat/gemini 3.8 flash 3.5 flash lite". could be new, unannounced flash models!

[MERGED across 2 sources: github_releases] shared signal: gemini-cli, gemini-cli-robot --- github_releases :: google-gemini/gemini-cli --- google-gemini/gemini-cli pre-release: v0.62.0-preview.0 name: Release v0.62.0-preview.0 published: 2026-09-23T23:47:50Z url: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/releases/tag/v0.62.0-preview.0 ## What's Changed * fix(a2a-server): add early return on unsupported store in tasks metadata endpoint by @jesussamuel-byte in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29334 * Changelog for v0.61.0-preview.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29344 * Changelog for v0.60.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29345 * fix(core,acp): format MCP tool call titles as structured signatures and segregate explanations by @jvargassanchez-dot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29341 * chore(release): bump version to 0.62.0-nightly.20260915.gae28844fb by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29346 * fix(core): retain oauth refresh token on refresh and make credential deletion idempotent by @villahernandez-coder in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29339 * fix(ui): guard against negative layout dimensions in border rendering by @diegogodinezr in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29347 * test(integration): deflake run_shell_command and file-system-interactive tests by @DavidAPierce in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29185 * fix(core): improve PTY file descriptor cleanup and execution lifecycle management by @jesussamuel-byte in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29340 * chore/release: bump version to 0.62.0-nightly.20260918.g9450ade79 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/29383 * fix(core): synchronize ConPTY process exit lifecycle and harden PTY output finalization by @jvargassanchez-dot in https://github.com/google-gemini