How long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.
Newest first — what each version changed versus the one before, in Google's own numbers.
Google's new Flash: a big jump on command-line tasks and a few points smarter, at the same price — though it burns about 30% more tokens per task, and the price doubles in 2027.
Compared with Gemini 3.7 Flash · the model it replaces
Finishes 9 in 10 multi-step tasks at the command line
Terminal-Bench 2.1 — running real commands to complete a task
90.8%
▲ up from 81.6% · +9 points
A few points smarter on the all-round score
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index — a broad average across many tests
59
▲ up from 56 · +3 points
Same price as 3.7 Flash — until the end of 2026
Price per 1M tokens — what developers pay, input / output
$0.75 / $3.75
unchanged · doubles to $1.50 / $7.50 on Jan 1, 2027
Released alongside 3.5 Flash-Lite; Google reported up to 17% fewer tokens used than the previous Flash model.
The lowest-cost model of Google's Flash line, released the same day as 3.6 Flash.
Google's lightweight Flash model: it edges out the bigger Gemini 3.1 Pro on a coding test, while running far more token-efficient than the Flash it replaces — at the same price.
Compared with Gemini 3 Flash · the model it replaces
Scores higher on a coding test than the bigger Gemini 3.1 Pro
Terminal-Bench 2.1 — solving coding tasks from the command line
76.2%
▲ vs 70.3 for 3.1 Pro · +6 points
Uses far fewer tokens to do the same work
Token use — how much text the model burns per task
72% fewer
▲ vs Gemini 3 Flash · same task
Costs $1.50 per million input tokens
Price per 1M tokens — what developers pay, input / output
$1.50 / $9.00
same price as Gemini 3 Flash
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