Gemini 3.8 Flashpowers the free tier
Google's newest Flash model reads text, images, video, audio and PDFs — and it's the model behind every free Auto Edit and Clipping render in Shorz.
- Free tier
- From 195 credits per 1M tokens (input)
- Context · 1M
- Positioning · Free tier
Gemini 3.8 Flash at a glance
Gemini 3.8 Flash is Google's fast multimodal model. Shorz uses it for the free tier: four full Auto Edit or Clipping renders a week for accounts with no credits, where the main AI, transcription and web image search are free. Paid users can pick it as their main AI too.
Specs in Shorz
- Made by
- Role in Shorz
- Main AI; the model for free Auto Edit and Clipping runs
- Context window
- 1,048,576 input tokens
- Max output
- 65,536 tokens
- Inputs
- Text, image, video, audio, PDF
- Released
- 2 September 2026
Price in Shorz credits
195 / 975credits per 1M tokens · in / out
- Input · per 1M tokens195 cr
- Output · per 1M tokens975 cr
1 credit = €0.01. Prepaid packs, no subscription, credits never expire. Prices are read from the same live catalog the app uses. See packs
Why pick Gemini 3.8 Flash in Shorz
Runs the free tier
Every free Auto Edit and Clipping render runs on Gemini 3.8 Flash — no card needed.
Natively multimodal
Reads text, images, video, audio and PDFs.
Low per-token price
Cheaper per token than Sonnet 5.5 and GPT 6.1 Sol.
Best for
- Free Auto Edit
- Free Clipping
- Multimodal analysis
- Budget projects
Where Gemini 3.8 Flash works in Shorz
Same model, no separate account: it runs on your Shorz credits wherever the app offers it.
Free Auto Edit
Plans the first pass on your footage — cuts, zooms, captions — on the free tier.
Learn moreFree Clipping
Finds the best moments in a long video and turns them into captioned shorts.
Learn moreFaceless & Script to Video
Writes the script, splits it into scenes and writes every scene's image and video prompt.
Learn moreMCP & the in-app agent
The model behind the agent that operates Shorz — and switchable over MCP with set_main_ai_model.
Learn moreHow to use Gemini 3.8 Flash in Shorz
Shorz is a desktop app for Windows and Mac. Download it, sign in, and Gemini 3.8 Flash is already in the model picker — no API key, no waitlist, no second subscription.
- 1Download Shorz for Windows or Mac and sign in — no card needed.
- 2Start an Auto Edit or Clipping project; free runs use Gemini 3.8 Flash automatically.
- 3With credits, you can also pick Gemini 3.8 Flash as the main AI for any project.
Gemini 3.8 Flash vs other language models
All language models in Shorz, with live credit prices.
| Model | Best at | Context | Positioning | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Claude Opus 5.5 | Anthropic's Opus 5.5 — the default brain behind every Shorz project. | 1M | Default | 520 / 2,600 per 1M tokens · in / out |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Anthropic's flagship Claude 5 model, for the hardest edits and most careful judgement. | — | Flagship | 1,300 / 6,500 per 1M tokens · in / out |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Anthropic's fast, efficient Claude — half the per-token price of Opus 5.5. | 1M | Balanced | 260 / 1,300 per 1M tokens · in / out |
 GPT 6.1 Sol | OpenAI's GPT 6.1 Sol — 1.05M context, priced alongside Sonnet 5.5. | 1.05M | Balanced | 270 / 1,350 per 1M tokens · in / out |
| GPT 6 Astra | OpenAI's flagship GPT 6 model — the strongest OpenAI tier in Shorz. | 1.05M | Flagship | 1,350 / 6,750 per 1M tokens · in / out |
| GPT 6 Luna | OpenAI's smallest GPT 6 model — by far the cheapest main AI in Shorz. | 1.05M | Budget | 14 / 68 per 1M tokens · in / out |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | Google's multimodal Flash model — and the model behind free Auto Edit and Clipping runs. | 1M | Free tier | 195 / 975 per 1M tokens · in / out |
 Grok 4.3 X Search | xAI's Grok 4.3 with live X search — trend research for your AI agent. | — | Live X search | 169 / 338 per 1M tokens · in / out |
Every model, one app
Shorz isn't a model playground. The models generate the parts; the editor around them turns those parts into a finished, captioned, published video.
- Every model on one prepaid balance — no per-provider subscriptions
- No watermark on anything you generate or export
- Full commercial rights on what you create
- No API keys to manage: the models run on your Shorz account
- New model versions appear in the picker without an app update
- Drivable from Claude, Cursor, Codex or Gemini over MCP
Gemini 3.8 Flash questions
On free Auto Edit and Clipping runs (four full renders a week for accounts with no credits), the main AI is Gemini 3.8 Flash and it costs nothing. Image, video, music, avatar generation and publishing still bill credits.
Yes — pick it in the main AI picker. It bills per token in Shorz credits; live rates are on this page.
Text, images, video, audio and PDF, with a 1,048,576-token input window and up to 65,536 output tokens.
Still have questions? Ask founder
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ElevenLabs · Voice & Audio
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Try Gemini 3.8 Flash in Shorz
Download Shorz for Windows or Mac and Gemini 3.8 Flash is already in the picker — no API key, no subscription, no watermark.
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