Griffin vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
Griffin from Safeguard and Gemini 3.8 Flash from Google, side by side. Every figure comes from the model registry. No markup on model usage: you pay the provider's list price.
| Attribute | Griffin |  Gemini 3.8 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Safeguard | |
| Model id | safeguard/griffin | google/gemini-3.8-flash |
| Status | Available via Safeguard | Available via Safeguard |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.0001 | $0.75 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.0001 | $3.75 |
| Price notes | Paid tier. $0.75 in / $3.75 out (output includes thinking tokens) through 2026-12-31, rises to $1.50 / $7.50 from 2027-01-01. | |
| Context | 1.1M | 1.05M |
| Parameters | 750B | Not published |
| Max output | Not published | 65,536 tokens |
| Modality | Text | Text and image |
| Weights | Safeguard | Closed |
| Zero data retention | Not stated | Not offered |
| Prompts go to | Safeguard, on its own infrastructure | Google (Gemini Developer API) |
| Retention | Customer data is never used to train shared models. | Paid tier: prompts and responses not used to improve Google products, but logged for a limited period for abuse monitoring, free tier content may be used to improve products |
| Region | The region your Safeguard workspace runs in | No region guarantee, data may be stored transiently or cached in any country where Google operates. Google points ZDR and enterprise processing needs to Vertex AI (Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform) |
| Price checked | 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-08 |
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