Release announced
Released on Jul 21, 2026
Google announced this model on 2026-07-21.
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- First-party API
- Affected scope
- Not stated in the notice
- Announced
- Jul 21, 2026
- First seen by ModelClock
- Oct 4, 2026
What the provider published
ai.google.dev ↗July 21, 2026
Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite generally available (GA) : Released stable, production-ready versions of our latest 3.x Flash models:
Gemini 3.6 Flash (
gemini-3.6-flash): Features improved token efficiency and code/agentic planning capabilities at a lower price point than 3.5 Flash, resolving developer feedback around output verbosity.Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (
gemini-3.5-flash-lite): Offers a low-latency, highly cost-effective subagent option designed for high-volume automation.
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