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Capability change
Capability change announced Sep 16, 2026
Vertex documents a capability change: “ash (gemini-3.8-flash) is now supported and enabled as the default model for CodeMender CLI sessions, delivering faster inference and improved reasoning.”
- Hosting route
- Google Cloud Vertex AI
- Affected scope
- CodeMender CLI sessions
- Announced
- Sep 16, 2026
- First seen by ModelClock
- Oct 8, 2026
What the provider published
docs.cloud.google.com ↗ash (
gemini-3.8-flash) is now supported and enabled as the default model for CodeMender CLI sessions, delivering faster inference and improved reasoning. A one-time notice in the CLI informs users when the new default is active.
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