Google Releases Gemini 3.5 Flash Frontier Model Focused On Agentic AI
Google has unveiled its latest AI model, Gemini 3.5 Flash, during the I/O 2026 keynote. This model is designed for complex agentic workflows and is now available globally across various Google platforms. Additionally, Google is testing the Gemini Pro model, which is expected to launch next month.
- ▪Gemini 3.5 Flash is designed to work across multiple Google products, including the Gemini app and Google Search's AI Mode.
- ▪The model outperforms its predecessor, Gemini 3.1 Pro, in various coding and agentic benchmarks.
- ▪Gemini 3.5 Flash enables agentic browsing and personal AI agents for consumers.
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It wouldn't be a Google I/O keynote without a new frontier AI model. At I/O 2026, Google finally revealed the Gemini 3.5 family to the world, starting with Gemini 3.5 Flash. As you'd expect, it's the latest and greatest model from Google, designed to work across a slew of Google products like the Gemini app, Android, and Google's Antigravity coding platform. Google says that the latest frontier model is designed especially for complex agentic workflows.Gemini 3.5 Flash rolls out across the globeYou won't need to wait for Gemini 3.5—at least not for Gemini 3.5 Flash, Google's frontier free model. It's rolling out today in the Gemini app, as well as Google Search's AI Mode.
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