Google is shipping three new Flash models in the Gemini series, including the more efficient 3.6 Flash, which uses up to 65 percent fewer tokens, and a cybersecurity model available only to governments and select partners. But the anticipated flagship, Gemini 3.5 Pro, is still missing, while OpenAI, Anthropic, and Chinese labs are already competing at the frontier level.

We’re introducing new Gemini models, including Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite and 3.5 Flash Cyber.

Google registers Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash Lite model IDs internally as flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro faces delays, signaling interim AI releases