Google announces agent-optimized Gemini 3.5.Flash and a do-anything model called Omni
Google has announced the rollout of Gemini 3.5 Flash, an advanced AI model designed for efficiency and performance. This new version is expected to enhance agentic tasks across various Google products. With improvements in code generation and task handling, Gemini 3.5 Flash aims to make complex AI workflows more viable at scale.
- ▪Gemini 3.5 Flash is being introduced as a more efficient model compared to its predecessors.
- ▪The new model can output nearly 300 tokens per second, matching the performance of larger models like GPT 5.5.
- ▪Google's internal evaluations show significant improvements in coding performance with the new model.
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Gemini’s efficiency play Gemini 3.5 Flash might be fast enough for gen AI to make sense Google says its more efficient Gemini 3.5 Flash is the key to your agentic AI future. Ryan Whitwam – May 19, 2026 2:11 pm | 1 Credit: Aurich Lawson Credit: Aurich Lawson Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav At last year’s I/O event, Google was still talking about the 2.5 branch of Gemini, and what a difference a year makes. We’ve gone through the 3.0 and 3.1 families since then, and now it’s on to version 3.5. Gemini 3.5 Flash is rolling out across a wide range of Google products starting today, and Google again claims this model is even better than its last-gen Pro model.
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