# Degradation with Gemini 3.8 Flash

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- Publisher: GitHub Status
- Category: IT
- Original publication time: 2026-09-16T17:48:49Z
- First observed by NexusTechWire: 2026-10-01T20:28:48Z
- Original source: https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/nlxnbqnkdzdl
- NexusTechWire record: https://nexustechwire.com/news/news-f1be32a9a185ebc28970

## The brief

GitHub says an upstream capacity shortage disrupted Gemini 3.8 Flash in Copilot on September 16, 2026, from 04:40 to 11:45 UTC. Requests failed at an average rate of 6.4%, with the greatest impact during peak demand. Other models remained available. The historical incident was resolved after traffic eased and monitoring confirmed recovery; GitHub said it was working to improve resilience during demand peaks.

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Read the full original: [GitHub Status](https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/nlxnbqnkdzdl)

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