Google Rolls Out Gemini 3.5 Flash, Postpones Pro Release
Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash as its fast, efficient default across products, powering coding and agent features while delaying the heavier Gemini 3.5 Pro for further refinement.
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Overview
Google rolled out Gemini 3.5 Flash across multiple products and made it the default model for the Gemini app and AI mode in search while postponing wider distribution of the larger Gemini 3.5 Pro, the company said.
Gemini 3.5 Flash now powers Google's Antigravity coding service and is designed to be faster and cheaper while producing usage signals Google said it will use to improve the forthcoming Pro model.
Developers voiced disappointment when CEO Sundar Pichai said the flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro was not ready, and Pichai emphasized agents like Gemini Spark are promising but still early, the company said.
Google said the Gemini app grew from 400 million monthly active users last year to more than 900 million, reflecting rapid expansion of its AI user base.
The company said select testers will have access to Gemini Spark beginning Tuesday, Omni Flash will launch for subscribers and appear on YouTube Shorts and YouTube Create App, and other rollouts are planned.
Analysis
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