As we wait for 3.5 Pro, Google today announced Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite, while providing updates on what comes next. Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash follows the last release at I/O 2026. This update takes into account developer and customer feedback since May by being “more token efficient across tasks.” Compared to 3.5 Flash, it consumes 17% fewer output tokens (per the Artificial Analysis Index), while taking “fewer reasoning steps and tool calls to accomplish multi-step workflows...