Gemini 3.6 Flash

Released on July 21, 2026

Changes from previous version

Higher precision and token efficiency than Gemini 3.5 Flash on coding, computer use, and knowledge work at lower per-output-token cost.

Release Summary

Google's agentic workhorse Flash model after Gemini 3.5 Flash: 17% fewer output tokens on the Artificial Analysis Index, with gains on DeepSWE (49%), MLE Bench (63.9%), OSWorld-Verified (83.0%), and GDPval-AA v2 (1421). Priced at $1.50/M input and $7.50/M output, below 3.5 Flash output rates.

Timeline

July 21, 2026

Gemini 3.6 Flash released

Google releases Gemini 3.6 Flash in the Gemini API, Google AI Studio, Android Studio, Antigravity, Gemini Enterprise, and the Gemini app.