Gemini 3.5 Flash Is Here, Google’s Strongest Agentic & Coding Model Yet

Google has officially announced Gemini 3.5 Flash at today’s I/O 2026 event. The company claims the new model is its fastest and most capable Flash model yet. According to Google, Gemini 3.5 Flash offers frontier-level reasoning and top-tier coding performance while maintaining the ultra-fast response times the Flash lineup is known for. The company also claims the model can operate at roughly four times the speed of comparable flagship systems, often while costing less than half as much. Notably, Gemini 3.5 Flash is available starting today. Gemini 3.5 Flash is chasing the biggest rivals directly With rivals like OpenAI, Anthropic, […]