diff --git a/.github/scripts/triage_issue.py b/.github/scripts/triage_issue.py
index 2e6f1975f..167678911 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/triage_issue.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/triage_issue.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 import sys
 
 def get_gemini_response(api_key, prompt):
-    # Using the stable Gemini 3.5 Flash
-    url = f"https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-3.5-flash:generateContent?key={api_key}"
+    model = os.getenv("GEMINI_MODEL", "gemini-3.8-flash")
+    url = f"https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/{model}:generateContent?key={api_key}"
     headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
     data = {
         "contents": [{
diff --git a/.github/workflows/triage-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/triage-issue.yml
index 0a2a4ad9b..cf14e1a8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/triage-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/triage-issue.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         id: run_script
         env:
           GEMINI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}
+          GEMINI_MODEL: ${{ vars.GEMINI_MODEL }}
           ISSUE_TITLE: ${{ github.event.issue.title || github.event.inputs.title }}
           ISSUE_BODY: ${{ github.event.issue.body || github.event.inputs.body }}
         run: |
diff --git a/visual-testing/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/visualtesting/GeminiVisualTestHelper.kt b/visual-testing/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/visualtesting/GeminiVisualTestHelper.kt
index b4c84454f..7228cf23b 100644
--- a/visual-testing/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/visualtesting/GeminiVisualTestHelper.kt
+++ b/visual-testing/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/visualtesting/GeminiVisualTestHelper.kt
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ class GeminiVisualTestHelper {
 
         val fullPrompt = "$systemPrompt\n\nCommand: \"$prompt\"\n\nUI Hierarchy:\n$hierarchyXml"
 
-        // Use a simpler text-only model for this task as no image is involved.
-        // The user mentioned "gemini-flash 2.5" works, but we should use a standard name.
-        val modelName = "gemini-2.5-flash-lite"
+        val modelName = System.getenv("GEMINI_MODEL") ?: "gemini-3.8-flash"
         val request = GeminiRequest(contents = listOf(Content(parts = listOf(Part(text = fullPrompt)))))
 
         var attempts = 0
@@ -229,7 +227,8 @@ class GeminiVisualTestHelper {
         var response: HttpResponse? = null
         while (attempts < 3) {
             attempts++
-            response = client.post("https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.5-flash-lite:generateContent?key=$apiKey") {
+            val model = System.getenv("GEMINI_MODEL") ?: "gemini-3.8-flash"
+            response = client.post("https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/$model:generateContent?key=$apiKey") {
                 contentType(ContentType.Application.Json)
                 setBody(request)
             }