Google releases Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber

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Models / LLM official + media 3 src. ~1 min

Google shipped three new Gemini models: 3.6 Flash, the new default workhorse model with 17% fewer output tokens and lower agentic-workflow latency than 3.5 Flash; 3.5 Flash-Lite, the fastest and cheapest tier; and 3.5 Flash Cyber, a specialized model for finding and fixing cybersecurity vulnerabilities restricted to government agencies and CodeMender partners.

Why it matters

Refreshes Google's cost/latency-optimized Flash tier used heavily in production agentic and coding workloads, and signals Google entering the specialized offensive/defensive cybersecurity-model niche.

Importance: 3/5

Notable multi-model release refreshing Google's production Flash tier, with 3 independent confirmations.

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Sources

official Introducing Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber

media Google launches Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite, teases Gemini 4

media Google Releases Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber