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Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite GA

July 21, 2026API Release NotesView original ↗
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Released stable, production-ready versions of the 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): A low-latency, highly cost-effective subagent option designed for high-volume automation.

The sampling parameters temperature, top_p, and top_k are now deprecated.

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