Introducing Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber
Jul 21, 2026Tulsee Doshi

Summary
Introduces Gemini 3.6 Flash with 17% fewer output tokens and improved performance in coding and knowledge work benchmarks (DeepSWE, MLE Bench, OSWorld-Verified, GDPval-AA v2). Releases Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, achieving 350 output tokens/s and outperforming 3.1 Flash-Lite in agentic tasks (Terminal-Bench 2.1, GDM-MRCR v2, GDPval-AA v2), and even surpassing 3 Flash in some coding and agentic evals (SWE-Bench Pro, OSWorld-Verified). Launches Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber for cybersecurity, fine-tuned for vulnerability detection and remediation, integrated with the CodeMender agent and available via a limited pilot program. Enhances safety safeguards for 3.6 Flash in CBRN and cyber offense domains.