Google releases Gemini 3.5 Flash at I/O May 19, 2026; costs 3x more than predecessor but deploys across billions of users in Search, Android Studio, Enterprise products despite price reaching $1.50/million input tokens.

Gemini 3.5 Flash: more expensive, but Google plan to use it for everything

19th May 2026 Today at Google I/O, Google released Gemini 3.5 Flash. This one skipped the -preview modifier and went straight to general availability, and Google appear to be using it for a whole lot of their key products: 3.5 Flash is available today to billions of people globally: For everyone via the Gemini app and AI Mode in Google Search For developers in our agent-first development platform Google Antigravity and Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Android Studio For enterprises in Gemini E...