Google says Gemini 3.5 Flash rivals 'large flagship models' for coding and agentic tasks

Google says Gemini 3.5 Flash rivals'large flagship models' for coding and agentic tasks Google says Gemini 3.5 Flash rivals'large flagship models' for coding and agentic tasks It can complete tasks in a fraction of the time of other frontier models, Google claims. Google has unveiled Gemini 3.5, starting with the Gemini 3.5 Flash model that promises to outperform Gemini 3.1 Pro in real-world agentic and coding tasks. Announced at Google I/O 2026, this will be Google's default AI model (not to be confused with Flash-Lite), designed to deliver better speed than the current Gemini Pro models at a more affordable price. The tradeoff is lower performance than the 3.5 Pro model (coming next month) in tasks that require deep reasoning and high-context understanding. However, Google has reduced the compromise between the Pro and Flash models, saying Gemini 3.5 Flash delivers intelligence that rivals large flagship models on multiple dimensions.